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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "camelot lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million us dollars" (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 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.
  • revwilsonoliver_agent@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "urbanlot2@terra.es" <urbanlot2@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 17:02:19 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: you won



FROM THE DESK OF VICE PRESIDENT.
THE UBAN LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
BATCH: EGS/ 22504002/04: REFERENCE: 15/0018/IPD RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION.
This is to inform you of the release of THE UBAN LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PRIZE DRAW, held on the 2nd
of august 2007, but owing to some mix up of numbers
and addresses and the holidays, the results were
released on the 6th august, 2007.Your name was attached
to ticket number 085-12876077-09 with serial number
51390-0 that drew the lucky numbers of 03-05-12-14-28-38, which consequentl=
y won the lottery in the 5th category. You have therefore been approved for=
a lump sum pay of (ONE MILLION US DOLLARS ONLY), in cash credited to file =
with REF: ?.EGS/3662367114/13. This
is from a total cash prize of =C2=A370,020.225.00, shared among the (25)
twenty-five international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now deposited with our Union Bank
and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some
numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award
from public notice until your claim has been
processed, and the money remitted to your account, as
this is part of our security protocol, to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted taking of advantage
of this program by participants, as has happened in the past.
All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 25,000 names, email addresses
& official addresses, from Asia, Australia, New
Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East
and Africa, as part of our International Promotions Program.
We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize
in the subsequent programs. To begin your lottery
claims, please contact your Claims Agent,REV WILSON OLIVER,

EMAIL:revwilsonoliver_agent@yahoo.com.
HIS.DIRECT.MOBILE.234-8032-212524.
CALL HIM IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later
than 25th August, 2007. Any claim not made by this date
will be returned to the DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
And also be informed that 10% of your lottery winning
belongs to (the PROMOTIONS COMPANY). Because they are
the company that bought your ticket and played the
lottery in your name. Note also that this 10% will be
remitted after you have received your winnings prize,
because the money is insured in your name already.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your reference
and batch numbers in all correspondences with us; or
your Claim Agent. Furthermore, should there be any
change of address, please do inform your Claim Agent
as soon as possible. An original copy of your lucky
winning ticket and your deposit certificate will be
sent to you by your Claim Agent,REV WILSON OLIVER.
EMAIL;revwilsonoliver_agent@yahoo.com.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Once again from all members of our staff and thank
you for being a part of our International Promotions
program. We wish you continued good fortunes.
You are to provide the claim agent with the under listed information
as soon as possible:
1. NAME IN FULL:................................
2. ADDRESS:.....................................
3. NATIONALITY:.................................
4. AGE:.........................................
5. Sex..........................................
6. OCCUPATION:..................................
7. MARITAL STATUS:..............................
8. PHONE.......................................
9. FAX:........................................
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
(a) Note that there exists a periodic condition on all claims
process,failing which would lead to disqualification and winnings
Forfeiture.Winners are therefore advised to expedite their claims
process.(b) Being one of the lucky winners, you constitute entrant'sfull an=
d unconditional agreement to and acceptance of our terms and conditions of =
claims to avoid any discrepancy in the cause of payment of your prize award=
s winning.(c) To avoid double claims, you are advised to keep your winning =
details very confidential, as any discrepancies resulting from a breach of =
this confidentiality on the part of the winners will becovered solely by su=
ch winner as our staffs are bound by the oath of secrecy taken on employmen=
t.Congratulations again from all our staffs and thank you for beingpartof o=
ur Promotions program.

Sincerely,
DR SMITH JOHNSON,
VICE PRESIDENT
Co-coordinator.
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The Camelot Lottery Promos Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft
Corporation, the Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell computers, Mckintosh and a
conglomeration of other international IT companies. The Camelot LOTTERY
internet draw in each quarter of the year and is so organized to
encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide. We are proud
to say that up to Three Million Euros are won annually in more than 150
Countries worldwide.


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