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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:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",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.
  • +447024072486 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447011127799 (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.
  • agentkelvin_nationallottery@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: NOTIFICATION DEPT UK LOTTERY <dr_marrow_kelly022007@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:18:41 -0400
Subject:
=?Windows-1252?Q?YOUR_EMAIL_I.D_HAS_WON_YOU_THE_SUM_OF__=A3750,000.00_...?=
=?Windows-1252?Q?MICROSOFT=AE_LOTTERY_2007_?=







National Lottery P O Box 1010Liverpool, L70 1NLUNITED KINGDOM(Customer Services)
16/08/2007Ref: UK/9420X2/68 Batch: 074/05/ZY369 WINNING NOTIFICATION We happily announce to you the draw (#1066) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on 2nd of July 2007 .

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number : 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 10 14 21 32 49 44 04 ,Bonus Ball which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £750,000.00 (Seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterlings)in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £11,000,000 shared amongst the first four(5)lucky winners in this category i.e Match 4 plus bonus. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from WorldWide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000unions,associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.This promotion takes place weekly.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European bookletrepresentative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £750,000.00 (seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterlings)would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe. Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please fill the form below and contact our claims agent whose details is given below.:
Name_____________________________________Country__________________________________Occupation_______________________________Sex______________________________________Age_______________________________________Tel/Fax___________________________________
CLAIMS AGENT CONTACT
Name :Mr Richard Kelvin
TEL # :+44-701 112 7799
+44 702 407 2486Email:agentkelvin_nationallottery@yahoo.co.uk
CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF UK NATIONAL LOTTERY. Yours faithfully,Dr Kelly Marrow;Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERYSweepstakes International Program.NATIONAL LOTTERY.Dr Kelly Marrow,Online coordinatorLOTTERY SPONSORS:CHIEF SPONSORS: MICROSOFT CORPORATION UK, MICROSOFTCORPORATION AFRICA, MICROSOFT CORPORATION USA, MICROSOFTCORPORATION ASIA.
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