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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million british pounds" (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.
  • +447031931411 (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.
  • theclaimsofficerrichard227@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMO <cyberanalyst0998@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <theclaimsofficerrichard227@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 16:13:03 +0400
Subject: YOU HAVE JUST WON



UK NATIONAL LOTTERYPO Box 1010Liverpool L70 1NLUnited Kingdom

TICKET NO: 56475600545188 Ref: XYL /26510460037/05 Batch: 24/00319/IPD

ATTN: WINNER,

We happily announce to you the draw (#1147) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 7th Sep 2007.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 04-10-21-22-25-3831(Bonus ball) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e. match 8 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £ 1000,000.00 (One Million British Pounds) cash credited to fileXYL/26510460037/05 This is from a total cash prize of £4000,000,00 (British Pounds) shared amongs the Four (4) lucky winners in this category i.e. match 8 plus bonus.

To file for your claim, please contact your fiduciary agent immediately with the informations below.

1.FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:2.RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:3.DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:4.PHONE/FAX NUMBERS:5.NAME AND ADDRESS OF NEXT OF KIN:6.SEX:7.OCCUPATION:8.MARITAL STATUS:9.NATIONALITY:10.TICKET NUMBER AND SERIAL NUMBER:11. AMOUNT WON:

==============================================================NAME: Richard BarnardForeign Services Manager,Payment and Release orderDepartment,CLAIMS PROCESSING LOTTERY AGENT.Phone Number: TELL: +447031931411 E-mail: theclaimsofficerrichard227@yahoo.co.uk==============================================================

N.B: Winnings not acknowledged and claimed within one week of notification will bevoid.Please when contacting the Claims Officer quote your Winning Numbers, Batch numbers and Ref Number, via email, to process the immediate payment of your prize.Once again on behalf of all our staff,CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Accept my hearty congratulations once again!RegardsMrs. Lorri SuzanneOnline CO-Ordinator.For Uk National Lottery 2007.
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