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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims 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.
  • +447031922334 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448700687911 (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.
  • blp@uk2.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Blackpool Sweepstake. <blackpool.promo@uk2.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:18:29 +0200
Subject: Congratulations!!, you won a prize.


Blackpool Lottery Promotions
Blackpool House
Ashfield Road, Bispham
Blackpool
FY2 0HB
United Kingdom
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/6120X3/07
Batch: 031/07/BP117

RE:AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the Blackpool Online Sweepstakes =
International program held three days ago from the day of this notice.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 613156008112 with Serial =
number 4162/07 drew the lucky numbers: 4-11-47-52-78(bonus no. 61), which =
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You have therefore been =
approved to claim a total sum of =A3250,000.00(Two hundred and fifty thousand =
pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file BLP/6423113261/07. This is from a =
total cash prize of =A3750,000.00 shared amongst the first three (3) jackpot =
lucky winners in this
category.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from Worldwide =
Websites through computer draw system, and extracted from over 100,000 =
unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online which are =
America, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania. Please =
note that your lucky winning number falls within our Europe booklet =
representative office in Europe. In view of this, you have therefore been =
approved to claim a total sum of =A3250,000(Two hundred and fifty thousand =
pounds sterling) which will be released to you by our payment office in =
United Kingdom.

Our Europe agents will immediately commence the process to facilitate the =
release of your funds as soon as you contact them. For security reasons, you =
are advised to keep your winning information confidential until your claims =
is processed and your money duly remitted to you.

For your prize winning claims, kindly contact our claims agent:

Mr. Timothy Flakes
Tel: +44 7031922334
Fax: +44 870 068 7911
Email: blp@uk2.net
For express processing of your claims, please provide the following =
information clearly written either by email or fax.

1. Your full name
2. Winning Reference numbers
3. batch numbers.
4. Alternative email account
5. Your country of resident.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and =
unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

For further clarification/verification of your claims, Please contact our =
claims agent to intimate you of the procedure to redeem your funds.

Good luck and congratulation from the entire staff of the Blackpool Lottery =
Promotions.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Alisha Yates
(Online co-ordinator for Blackpool Lottery Promotions,Uk)

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