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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)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +447031921526 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448709125915 (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.
  • jms_wnnr@yahoo.co.uk
  • dullaservices@hotmail.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "rosoftpromo@terra.es" <rosoftpromo@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:54:38 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Microsoft Winning Notification





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MOTTO: FIGHTING POVERTY AROUND THE WORLD
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Microsoft Award Team
From: Mrs. Linda Rose
20 Craven Park, Harlesden London NW10 United Kingdom
Ref No: BTD/968/05
Batch No: 409978E

CUSTOMERCARE LINE:=20
Tel/Fax:+44 8709 125 915=20
jms_wnnr@yahoo.co.uk =20
Contact Person: Mr. James Wanner
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Dear Winner,
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CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!! CONG=
RATULATION!!!
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Dear. Sir/ Madam,
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The prestigious Micrsoft and aol has set out and sucessfully organised a S=
weepstakes marking the year 2007 anniversary we rolled out over US$ 4,419,=
864 for our end of year Anniversary Draws. Participants for the draws were =
randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we enjoy =
their patronage.
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The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching personalis=
ed email addresses to ticket numbers. If you ignore this, you will regret i=
t later. Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies and in an=
effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used pr=
ogram, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail beta test.
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Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 008=
795727498 with serial numbers BTD/9080648302/06 and drew the lucky numbers =
14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently won you =C2=A31,350,000.00 (One Mi=
llionThree Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds) as one of the =
5 jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning s=
um of =C2=A31,350,000.00 (One MillionThree Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great=
Britain Pounds) The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in B=
rockley, London United Kingdom on the 19th of August,2007. These Draws are =
commemorative and as such special. =20
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Please be informed by this winning notification,to file your claims,you are=
to make contact with your designated agent, who shall by duty guide you th=
rough the process to facilitate the release of your prize. Note that your l=
ucky winning number falls within our Eruo booklet representative office in =
London [United Kingdom] as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, =
your =C2=A31,350,000.00 (One MillionThree Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great=
Britain Pounds) would be released to you as soon as possible.To file for y=
our claim Please Contact your delivery agency in the contact information be=
low:
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AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION:

Mr. Dam A Dalla.
TEL: +44 703 192 1526
+44 703 192 1588
Email: dullaservices@hotmail.co.uk =20
infoagency@webdunia.com
.
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You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details =
to avoid unnecessary delays and complications: Complete the forms according=
ly.
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VERIFICATIONS FORM
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FULL NAMES...................................................
CONTACT ADDRESS........................................
TEL/FAX NUMBERS.........................................
AGE.................................................................
SEX..................................................................
OCCUPATION.................................................
NEXT OF KIN..................................................
COUNTRY........................................................
AMOUNT WON................................................
WINNING EMAIL.............................................
REFERENCE NUMBER....................................
TICKET NUMBERS..........................................
SERIAL NUMBERS...........................................
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Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates.We wish y=
ou the best of luck as you spend your good fortune in this season.
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Note: You have One weeks from the date of this publication to claim your pr=
ize or you may forefeit your winnings.In compliance with the sponsoring bod=
ies',you are to make a remittance of a part of your won fund,not lower than=
10-percent, after receiving your allocation to a charity organisation.
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Thank you for being part of our commemorative end of year Anniversary Draws=
.
DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL BECAUSE YOU MIGHT NOT BE ATTENDED TO, KINDLY CON=
TACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT DIRECTLY FOR FURTHER DIRECTIONS
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Mrs. Linda Rose.=20
Microsoft Promotion Team
Vice President


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