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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.

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447011139896 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • baronclaimagent@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "malawe@terra.es" <malawe@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 08:03:44 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION


=20
UK ONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK.
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!
UKONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;=20
P O Box 1010 =20
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM =20
=20
Uk National Lottery =20

(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X/05 =20
Batch: 074/05/ZY369=20

MOTTO: TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF COMPUTER AND INTERNET.
WINNING NOTIFICATION =20
We happily announce to you the draw (#978) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,=20
online Sweepstakes International program held on 27th July,2007. Your=20
e-mail address attached to ticket number: 5647560054 188 with Serial=20
number 5368/02 jack pot lotto winners drew the lucky=20
numbers:(-02-06-21-34-35-49-(46-)"bonus no 46. which subsequently won"you t=
he lottery in=20
the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been=20
approved to claim a total sum of ( =C2=A31,500,000.00 pounds) in cash cred=
ited to
file KTU/9023118308/03 in a total sum of =C2=A31,500,00 (one million five h=
undred pounds=20
sterlings) lotto jackpot shared amongst the first four (10) lucky winners=
=20
in this category i.e. Match 5 plus! Bonus with percentage 16.9% .All=20
participants for the online version were selected randomly from World=20
Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over=20
100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.=
=20
This promotion takes place weekly.Please note that your lucky winning=20
number falls within our London booklet representative office in London=20
as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your 1,500.00 (one milli=
on
five hundred pounds sterlings) would be released to you by any of our payme=
nt
offices in London.Our fiduciary agent will immediately commence the=20
process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your moneyremitted to you
in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part! of our=
=20
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse
of this program. Please be warned. For payment, please do provide with=20
the following informations: And send to our Fiduciary Agent.
To file your claims please contact your fiduciary agent
=20
CONTACT:Mr:BARON NICK =20
Email:baronclaimagent@yahoo.co.uk
Tell: +44 7011139896
=20
FULLNAME:.................................................=20
SEX:......................................................=20
ADDRESS:..................................................=20
COUNTRY:..................................................=20
FAX:......................................................=20
PHONE NUMBER:.............................................=20
OCCUPATION:...............................................=20
AGE:......................................................=20
REF NUMBER:...............................................
=20
Email:baronclaimagent@yahoo.co.uk
CONGRATULATIONS from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL=20
LOTTERY.=20
=20

=20
Rev. Sister Lois Lee.
(zonal co-ordinator)
Past winners.

Brain Hunt.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program
NATIONAL LOTTERY
Brain Hunt Controller
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