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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447011130822 (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.
  • claimsoffice_nationalottery@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "UK LOTTERY" <uklottery1@btconnect.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 17:43:11 +0100
Subject: FINAL NOTICE.YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS HAS WON



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THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
P O BOX 1010
LIVERPOOL, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/04
Batch: R3/A312-59

E-MAIL AWARD RESULT NOTIFICATION
Dear Email Owner,
We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the recent
results of the U.K LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION
PROGRAM held on Wednesday 9th May 2007 .You were entered as dependent clients .
Your email was attached to ticket number 56475600545 18,with Serial number 5368/02,drew the lucky numbers 8-9-19-34-47-49-4.

which consequently won you the second price in the lottery sweepstake.
You have therefore been approved for a payment of £2,500,000
((Two million five hundred
Thousand Pounds Sterling)).

Please contact the underlisted claims agent for
immediate processing of your winning, with the
informations below:

With the following vital information:
Full Name:............................
Full Address:.........................
Nationality:..........................
Occupation:...........................
Age:..................................
Sex:..................................
Marital status:.......................
Reference numbers:....................
Ticket number:........................
Amount won:...........................
Email address:........................
Phone number{land/mobile}:............

BARRISTER. THOMAS TOMMY
Email: claimsoffice_nationalottery@yahoo.co.uk <mailto:claimsoffice_nationalottery@yahoo.co.uk>
Tel : +44 701 1130822


He is your agent, and he is responsible in helping you
in the processing of your winnings.
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The U.k Lottery internet drew is twice a week and is
so organized to encourage the use of the internet
and computer worldwide. We are proud to say that over 300
millions Euros are won annually in more that 118 countries
Worldwide.

Sincerely,
Mr. Spencer Phillips
ONLINE CO-ORDINATOR
________________________________

Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response.
For winning collection contact Barrister thomas on this Email address claimsoffice_nationalottery@yahoo.co.uk <mailto:claimsoffice_nationalottery@yahoo.co.uk>
for your winning.Congratulations Once Again
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