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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims 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.
  • +447024098411 (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.
  • claimagnt_dept@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "britishlott007@terra.es" <britishlott007@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:03:39 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION






14 FRATON ROAD
FULHAM, LONDON
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/02/SHYN
Batch:12/25/0304=20
=09=20
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Dear Mr/Mrs/Sir/Madam:
This is to inform you that your email address has won the british lotte=
ry which was held on 29th Day of July2007. your email with serial number 53=
88/02 and ticket number 564 75600545 188 hit the jackpot .
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You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of =C2=A3500,000.=
00 (Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds, ) in cash credited to file =
KPC/9080118308/02/SHYN. This is from a total cash prize of =C2=A310 Million=
pounds shared among the first Twenty(20) lucky winners in this category.=
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This results is now released to you on the 30th July,2007. and your ema=
il address attached to Ticket No:0431505 with the Lucky No:01,02,18,25,34,4=
5,31. which won the lottery in the A Category. All participants were select=
ed through a computer ballot system drawn from Microsoft users from company=
and individual email addresses users.

Be advice to keep your winning information confidential until your clai=
ms has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our s=
ecurity protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this pro=
gram,For the release of your winning,kindly contact your claim agent in cha=
rge of your fund.
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Dr.CHRIS COWELL
email:claimagnt_dept@yahoo.co.uk
Tel:+447024098411
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You are required to furnish our claims agent in charge of your fund the=
following details below for confirmation on your winning to speed up the p=
rocessing and verification process:
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1. Full Names
2. Country
3. State
3. Address
4. Tel Number {Cell and Home}
5. Occupation
6. Age
7. Gender
8. Winning E-mail address
9. Batch Number
10. Reference Number
11. Serial Number
12. Lucky Number
13. Delivery Option: (1)Courier Dlivery or (2)Bank Transfer. choose one=
that will best suits you.

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You are to quote your lucky number for confirmation on your winning.
=20
All winning must be claimed not later than 30th August, 2007. After thi=
s date all unclaimed funds will be retured. Please note in order to avoid u=
nnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference=
number in all correspondence.
=20
=20
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Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Julie Van-hans
Lottery Coordinator.
=
=20
This Lottery Company is in no way affiliated with, associated with or =
approved or endorsed by Camelot Group plc or The National Lottery Commissio=
n.
Material Copyright =C2=A9=
2007 The Lottery Co. Ltd. =E2=80=A2
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