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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "20 craven park, harlesden" (address often used in fake lottery scams)
• 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.
  • +447024072601 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: MR ROLAND GREEN <microsoftteamagent_mrrolandgreen@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:59:08 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FILL AND SUBMIT THE VERIFICATION AND CLERANCE FORM IMMEDIATELY.



Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10
United Kingdom
Ref: BTD/968/07
Batch: 404378G
Tel:+44-702-407-2601
Fax:+44-707-570-0250







Dear Lucky Winner,

Once again the Board and staffs of the Microsoft Award Team are congratulating you concerning your 2007 Lottery winning money of $1,100,000.00 (One Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars United States Dollars)

You are to fill out the Lottery Verification and Clearance form immediately and get back to us as soon as as possible to enable us file your claims along with your Lottery Winning Cerftificate.Please always quote your Refference/Batch Number in any correspondent to us and the payment office to avoid and complications unnecessary delay.

VERIFICATION AND CLERANCE FORM

Name (In full) :......................................................................................................

Contact Address (In full) :......................................................................................

Direct Telephone No and Fax:..............................................................................

Age :.................................. .............. Sex :.........................................................

Marital Status :......................................................................................................

Occupation/position :.............................................................................................

Ticket No :............................................. Ref : ........................................................

Batch No: ................................... Amount Won :....................................................

Send a copy of your identification :.......................................................................

Note;Any information you give out will not be given to any 3rd party by any means.For security purpose and clarity,We advice that you keep your winning information very confidential until your claim have been processed and your money remitted to you,This is part of our sercurity protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this programe by some winners.

Warm regards,

Mr Roland Green.








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