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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "fiduciary agent" (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 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.
  • +447011130062 (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.
  • randyangelo1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Euro Millions Lottery" <uklottery.office@laposte.net>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:49:47 -1200
Subject: Congratulations...(You Have Won)!

FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT
EURO MILLIONS LONDON, UK.
PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF: UK/4920X2/68
BATCH: 084/05/ZY360
WINNING NOTIFICATION

CONGRATULATIONS!

We the Board and Management of Euro Millions London, UK
wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail address
ballot lottery international program held on 30TH day of
January, 2007. It is yet to be claimed and you are getting
the final NOTIFICATION as regards this.

This results is today released to you and Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 56475600545*189* with
Serial number 5368/05 drew the lucky numbers: 090-598-1429
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£1,000,000GBP {One Million Pounds Sterlings) in cash
credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £15,000,000GBP {Fifteen
Million Pounds Sterlings} shared amongst the(15)lucky
winners in this category. All participants for the online
version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites
through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed
online. This promotion takes place bianually.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you
keep your winning information confidential until your claims
has been processed and your money Remitted to you. This is
part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
Europe booklet representative office in UK as indicated in
your play coupon. In view of this, your £1,000,000GBP {One
Million Pounds Sterlings) will be released to you by any of
our payment offices in Europe.

Endeavor to Quote your reference/batch numbers in your
correspondence with us and you are advised not to expose
your numbers to avoid double clamming and unwarranted abuse
of this program or you winnings will be void Please be
warned.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

Name: Mr. Randy Angelo
Tel: +44-701-113-0062
Email: randyangelo1@yahoo.co.uk

For further clarification/verification of your claims,
Please contact your fiduciary agent through the above,
(EMAIL ADDRES AND PHONE NUMBER) stated in this notification
e-mail. You are to fill the information below to enable you
file your winnings sum.
===========================================================================
APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM FORM - E (Receipt Official
Notification Letter)
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[FULL NAME OF
WINNER]...................................................
[RESIDENT
ADDRESS]......................................................
[COUNTRY/ REGION]..................
[STATE].............................
[DATE OF BIRTH]...../...../......... [SEX]..........
[OCCUPATION]........................
[CURRENT EMAIL].....................
[TEL/FAX]...........................
===========================================================================

WINNING INFORMATION
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Ref Number:]........................
[Batch Number:]................
[DATE]..................................
===========================================================================
CLAIMANT SIGNATORY DECLARATION.

I..................................... Declare as one of the
lotto prize winner that all information I have provided for
my winning claims are true and correct information of
myself. I agree with the NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE
Euro-Millions International policy and regulation in line
with my lottery claims.
===========================================================================
Please indicate "X" for the option you want your prize
remitted to you.
Listed below is our payment modalities and option of
payment.
(1) BY PRESENTING YOUESLF HERE IN OUR OFFICE: […………]
(2) BY ONLINE SWIFT/TELEGRAPHIC BANK TRANSFER:[…………]
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You are to send alongside with your Details and option, a
medium of identification; either your driver’s license or
international passport should be attached to your email.
This should be carried out within the next 48 hours up on
receipt of this email Notification.
Good luck and congratulation from all members of staff of
the EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Richard Cole (Mr)
International Relation Officer.

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