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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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +447031892497 (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.
  • claimsdepartment_lotteryboard@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: notificationboard@mchsi.com (UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY BOARD)
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 14:04:30 +0000
Subject: REF:EUS/2147/07/BPC-BATCH:1121/2007/BPC-PRIZE CLAIM TRACK

NOTE:SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO: claimsdepartment_lotteryboard@yahoo.co.uk

DATE:11.08.2007
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR,
UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY BOARD.
C/OLD THOMAS HARGREY ROAD
SWV0327
LONDON - UNITED KINGDOM.
REF: EUS/2147/07/BPC
BATCH: 1121/2007/BPC
PRIZE CLAIM TRACK: Nº: 51024060210

ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM

RE: AWARD/FINAL NOTIFICATION.
We are pleased to inform you about the final released of the long
awaited results of the UNTED KINGDOM ONLINE LOTTERY
PROMOTION/PROGRAMS
held on the 09TH of AUGUST 2007.

Your name was attached to a ticket number 102/07 with serial number
000214 lucky numbers 4 5 5 6 4 which consequently won the lottery in
the 2nd
category.

You have therefore been approved for lump sum pay of
£1,660,000.00
(ONE MILLION,SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING ONLY) in
cash
credited to file REF Nº: EUS/2147/07/BPC. This is from total cash
prize of £33,200,000.00 (THIRTY THREE MILLION, TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
POUNDS STERLING) shared among the twenty international winners in
this
category. CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited to your name. Due to the mixed up of
numbers and names, we ask you to keep this award top secret from
public
notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to
your
account as this is a part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming, terrorists attack or unwarranted taking advantage of this
program by participants e.t.c.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 40,000 names from Europe, America, Australia, Asia, and North
America
as part of our international promotions program, which we conduct once
every year.

To begin your claim please complete the payment processing form
PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM
1.FULL NAMES:
2.ADDRESS:
3.SEX:
4.AGE:
5.MARITAL STATUS:
6.OCCUPATION:
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:
9.BATCH NUMBER:
10.REF NUMBER:
11.AMOUNT WON:
12. COUNTRY:

and send to your Claims Agent via email with the details that will be
provided below. Remember that all prize money must be claimed not
later than two weeks of this notification. After this date, all funds
will
be returned to the UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY BOARD as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference, batch and prize claim track numbers
in every of your correspondence with us or your agent. Furthermore,
should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims
agent as
soon as possible.

CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT WITH THE DETAILS BELOW:
Name: Mr. Gregory Murphy
Phone Numbers: +447031892497 or +447045719930
Email:claimsdepartment_lotteryboard@yahoo.co.uk

Congratulations again from all members of our staff and thank you for
being a part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Sharon Graveson.
PRIZE CLAIM TRACK:
MANAGING DIRECTOR.
Nº: 51024060210

Anti-fraud resources:

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