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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:
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +447045718336 (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.
  • ben_walter01@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ben Walter <ben_walter01@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 10:48:29 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Attention: Mr Derrek Beck 03/08/07


Date: 03/08/07

Attention: Mr Derrek Beck


I am Mr. Ben Walter, THE ALLOCATION UNIT MANAGER OF REDDY TRUST FINANCE. We received your winnings from FREE LOTTO DEPARTMENT, Yesterday been 2nd August, 2007.

This notice sent to you is to inform you that the verifications department at the Headquarters of the FREE LOTTO DEPARTMENT has officially cleared and confirmed you for payment and this confirmation has been forwarded to us to handle the Transfer of your winning sum of £500,000.000 (Five hundred Thousand pounds sterling) directly into your account including your National Certificate of Approval.

To transfer your winnings directly into your local account in your country, you will have to follow our instructions. Your winnings sum will be wired directly to your bank account online. If you do accept this, please provide the below information’s to enable the transfer:

Full Name:
Contact Address:
Personal Phone Number:
City/State:
Bank Name:
Bank Account Number:
Bank Address:
Bank city/state:
Swift Code/Routing Number:
Bank Phone Number:

Please note that, payment for C.O.T (cost of transfer) must be paid by you before we can transfer your winning sum of £500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling) to the account details you will provide for us. This Bank is charging you the sum of $950 (Nine Hundred and Fifty United State Dollars) for the transfer of your winning directly to your personal account and it will take 48 banking hours.

NOTE THAT YOUR TOTAL PRIZE CLAIM OF of £500,000 (Five hundred thousand Pounds Sterling) HAS BEEN INSUREED TO THE REAL VALUE AND AS SUCH CAN NOT BE DEDUCTED FROM. THIS IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 13(1)(n) OF THE NATIONAL GAMBLING ACT AS ADOPTED IN 1993 AND AMENDED ON 3RD JULY 1996 BY THE HOUSE OF LORDS. THIS IS TO PROTECT WINNERS AND TO AVOID MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS.

THIS ADVICE COMPLIES WITH THE ANIT-FRAUD SECTION 2, SUB SECTION (IV) OF THE PROCEDURAL MANUAL OF THE FUNDS DISBURSEMENT AGREEMENT EXISTING BETWEEN THE INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT CENTER AND THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. THOUGH WE ARE AFFILIATED TO FREE LOTTO DEPARTMENT SO WE ACT COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT OF YOUR WINNINGS.

Upon your Account Details we will be sending you details so you can make payment for your C.O.T (COST OF TRANSFER).

Hope to read from you soon.

Ben Walter
ALLOCATION UNIT MANAGER
REDDY TRUST FINANCE

Email: ben_walter01@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +447045718336
+447045718334

Fax: +448712513140




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