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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • gregcarter112@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UK MEGA JACKPOT." <webdraws@johanrosengren.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 05:02:55 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!


PROMOTION DEPARTMENT
Globe House 4 Temple Place
London WC2R 2PG
Ref: BT:12052005/21
Batch: 12/25/0034


                      OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draws of UK mega jackpot promo. This is to inform you that you
have been selected for a cash prize of £5,000,000 (Five Million, Great
Britain Pounds) , International programs held in London Uk .
The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses
from an exclusive list of 29,031 E-mail addresses of individuals and
corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search
from the internet. However, no tickets were sold but all email
addresses
were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and
privacy.

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over
250,000 email addresses drawn from all over the world.
This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed
by
The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This lottery
is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.To begin
the processing of your prize you are to contact your claims officer
through our accredited Prize Transfer agents as stated below:


-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Mr. Gegory Cater,
Globe House 4 Temple Place
London WC2R 2PG
E-mail: gregcarter112@yahoo.co.uk
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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While contacting him, Kindly provide him with your Secret pin code
(x7pwyz2006),
Amount won (£5,000, 000 ) and your Reference number (BT:12052005/21).
You are adviced to provide the underlisted contact information to the
transfer agent.

Claims Requirements:

Full
name:--------------------------------------------------------------
Postal
Address:-----------------------------------------------------------------
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Phone/Fax:---------------------------------------------------------------
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====================


NOTE: All winnings must be claimed within 14 days from today. After
this date all unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake.
Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence with
your claims agent.
You are to keep all lottery information away from the general public
especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a
case of double claims will not be entertained).
Members of the affiliate agencies are automatically notallowed to
participate in this program.

*Winner under the age of 18 are automatically disqualified.
*Staff of UK MEGA JACKPOT not to partake in this Lottery Promo.
Accept my hearty congratulations once again!

Yours faithfully,
Sir. Henry Hills
Online coordinator
UK MEGA JACKPOT PROMO

Copyright © 2007 UK MEGA JACKPOT Lottery Promotion
All rights reserved. Terms of Service -Guidelines.

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