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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:

• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY <britishonline_unit@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:02:14 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear: Garion Kust,//contact Mr. Maxwell Moore of Skynet Express Services with this email address: skynet@skynetcourierworldwide.company.org.uk///


HOME OFFICE: 28 TANFIELD ROAD, CROYDON.LONDON
Customer Service
REFERENCE NUMBER:BTL/491OXI/04
BATCH NUMBER:12/25/0304
TICKET NUMBER: 564 75600545-188

Dear: Garion Kust,

Please contact Mr. Maxwell Moore of Skynet Express Services with this email address: skynet@skynetcourierworldwide.company.org.uk

He would be responsible for sending the original documents and funds to you.This documents and funds will be couriered to you as soon as you adhere to all instructions,from the courier department.This documents will be forwarded to the Lottery headquarters for final payment of your prize money. Please oblige to follow their instructions so the document can get to your present address on time. Do ensure to file your claims to them with the following details below.

1.FULL NAMES
2.ADDRESS
3.SEX
4.AGE
5.MARITAL STATUS
6.OCCUPATION
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER
9.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL
10. STATE
11.COUNTRY.

a copy of your verification particulars and scaned copies of driver's lisence or any form of national identity.Endeavour to make your winnings confidential during the process of the transfer of your winnings.

Thanks for your understanding.

Regards,
Mr Paul Smith


Copyright © 1994-2007 The British National Lottery Inc. All rights reserved.





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