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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million united states 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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • ",000,000" (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 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.
  • +447011135797 (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.
  • fidelixbenson_fb@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: THE NATIONAL ON-LINE LOTTERY <the-nation_on-linelotter6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <fidelixbenson_fb@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:48:58 -0400
Subject: Dear Lucky Winner / Ref:UK/919347/749-0











THE NATIONAL ON-LINE LOTTERY
HEADQUARTERS:
P O Box 1010Liverpool, L70 1NLUNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services) LotteryDate: 23rd June, 2007


PRIZE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION !!!

Dear Lucky Winner,
Congratulations, We happily announce to you today that the draw (#7-28-87-65-69-73) of The National On-line Lottery, On-line Seepstakes International programme held on the Date: 23rd June, 2007. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: G276017-487 with Serialnumber 493-678 drew the lucky numbers:













The Bonus Ball [02] which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 3 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) credited to file nos KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of $1,000,000.00 ( One Million United States Dollars) shared amongst the Ten (10) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 4 plus bonus.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 company email addresses and 30,000,000 individual email addresses like yours from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia and also Africa, World Wide. This lottery programme is a way of raising money for a organization, lessprivilede ones and is so organized to encourage the use of the Internet and promote computer literacy Worldwide,the promotion takes place yearly.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our U-K booklet representative office in London as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, Your US$100,000 $100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Dollars) would be released to you by any of our payment offices here in London. Our London Legal Claims Agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your winning prize as soon as you contact him. So contact the personnel Legal Claims Agent on the email or telephone numbers stated below.

Mr Fidelix Benson. Legal Claims Agent,
The National On-line Lottery, Westham City England.

Tele: +44 701 113 5797 or +44 701 115 0955
Email: fidelixbenson_fb@yahoo.co.uk


So fill your Contact Details and you Winning Prize numbers Stated Below , Address it to the Personnel Claims Agent for claiming your winning lottery prize award.
Beneficiary’s name:

Country:
Nationality:
Contact address:
Sex:
Age:
Occupation:
Marital status:
Next of kin:
Tele No:
Fax numbers:
Beneficiary’s email:
Ref:UK/919347/749-0
Batch:3566465021-OTA/07 Lukcy No: 4 5 24 2Ticket No:G276017-487Serial NoNO:493-678
Amount Won: $100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
Lottery Date: 23rd June, 2007


Further, In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your Winning Prize Information in every correspondence. For your information, we ask that you keep this golden opportunity a top secret from the public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted into your bank account as this is part of the security protocols to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this programs by participants.
Past Few winners:



















Lottery Awards Sponsored by:
The National U-k Lottery Organization:


Yours faithfully, Mrs Rose Mary, On-line Coordinator
The National On-line Lottery,
Sweepstakes International Program.

Security Advice: At The National Lottery we understand the importance of security. That's why we've created highly secure facilities to give you confidence, Warning: Fraudulent emails are circulating but If you receive similar email that is not from us, please kindly disregard/discard it immediately or kindly notify our Legal Claims Agent immediately he will give you more information about current scams and what measures you can take to protect yourself from them.



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