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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:

• 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:
  • "claims office" (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.
  • +447024037744 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447024038278 (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.
  • brrrclaysbank_transferservice@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Well paulson <claimswinningunit09@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 05:25:42 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CONTACT THE BANK FOR PAYMENT AND TRASFER PROCEDURE


We sequel your mail and so much glad to hear from you again after a long time,am the most happers man on earth today to hear from you again, i promise you that i will do my best to see that your winning chaquel will be transfer to your account successfully,it is has been my payer on how to get in touch with you, but god have don it, i hope this is the rigth opportunity you have to claim your winning that will brings more joy to me.

Meanwhile as soon as your winning chequel is benn transfer to your account successfull i will make a provision to viste you so my dear send down your home address to me,you only have to make payment of cost of transfering your winning chequel to your account which is( 400POUND ) and i will the make payment of insurance company for insuring your winning chequel because that is the rules of UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, to insure that every lucky winniners chequel is been by the insurance company which every winniner have to make provision for that, so i have make the provision for that by tomorrow i will make the payment of 200pounds for the insurance company with your name to show how much i miss you do not dispointment me for not making the payment.every thing will work out fine by grace and your good respond to the bank , you have to be very careful with the bank because they have rules and requlation guiding the company so you to show your full details to them and
attch your passport, i hope this explanation will enable you do some thing favourable.

Note:any thing more than 400pounds let me know and as soon as you acknowledge this mail do not need to wast time to contact the bank and make a provision for the payment with thesame details. I will always with you to see your happyness,meanwhile am a christain,below is the following details of the bank.




UK National Lottery,
P O Box 1010,
Liverpool, L70 1NL,
United Kingdom.







Attn: Leoda Weisz

I am glad to inform you that your claims have been processed with the information you provided,and forwarded to the Claims Office.

You are therefore expected to make travelling arrangements to come personally to the HEADQUARTERS of the UK National Lottery to claim your prize money.You are to inform us of your intention to come over to London so we can make appropriate arrangements for your reception at the Airport.

However, if you find it not convenient to come personally to London,You are to contact the BARRCLAYS Bank Plc, Customer Department, Contact person Mr. Steven Williams immediately for payment procedures via the bank email address or bank telephone numbers or Fax Number:

CONTACT TO THE BANK FOR TRANSFER PROCEDURES BELOW_____
Bank Name: BARRCLAYS Bank PLC.
Contact Person: Mr.Steven William.(Chief Accountant)

Bank Contact Address:BARRCLAYS Bank plc, 12 BX1 LT London,
United Kingdom.
BANK Tel: +44 7024037744
Bank Customer Service:brrrclaysbank_transferservice@yahoo.co.uk
Bank Ref No:Rc 3469987.

_______________________________________________________

**Note that if you do not intend to come to the UK National Lottery Claims Office in person, you will be liable for the Trnafsre charge demaded by the Bank due to the fact that your winning is currently deposited in a suspence account and insured in Full Value with your Full Name it could only be active for withdrawal as soon money is full transfered to your norminated bank account you only have right to deduct from your winnings for security reason.

Kindly oblige to follow the instructions of the BARRCLAYS BANK PLC, so that your winnings can be remmitted to your norminated bank account as soon as possible.

Your Registration Number is TYY925567 and it is neccesary you quote it in your email to the bank officer.

COPY ME IN ALL YOUR TRANSACTIONS WITH THE BANK TO ENABLE ME UPDATE MY FILE AND ALSO ENSURE THAT THE NORMAL PROCEDURE IS BEING ADHERED TO BY THE BANK.

Best wishes,

Dr Well Paulson
Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release order
Department,UK CLAIMS PROCESSING LOTTERY AGENT.
UK National Lottery, P O Box 1010 Liverpool, L70 11NL,UNITED KINGDOM
Tel Phone :+44 7024038278









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