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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 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.
  • +447024028102 (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.
  • agent_revjohnwill777@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: Award Winner <awardw33@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:14:42 +0100 (BST)
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION




FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARDS DEPARTMENT.
REF NO:EGS2451356007/01
BATCHNº:16/0018/1BD




RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE
United Kingdom Lotto wishes to inform you of the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Uk Lottery Union held on the 5TH OCT, 2007. Your email account have been picked as a winner of 620,000.00 Only ( SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND POUNDS ONLY).

This results is now released to you on the 7TH OCT 2007, and your email address attached to Ticket No:0421604 with the Lucky No: 51,34, Euro Ball 25.

which won the lottery in the (B) Category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from All Microsoft Internet Explorer users from company and individual email addresses users.Further more your details[e-mail adress]falls within our zonal african draw held in cotonou BENIN REPUBLIC, as indicated in your play coupon,your prize of 620,000.00 pounds will be released to you from the regional branch office in cotonuo BENIN REPUBLIC

Be advice to keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program, For the release of your winning.

kindly contact your claims agent MR JOHN WILLIAMS

EMAIL:agent_revjohnwill777@myway.com or you can call him on +44-702-402-8102 during uk working time

you are to quote your lucky number for confirmation on your winning.

All winning must be claimed not later than 20TH OCT 2007. After this date all unclaimed funds will be retured. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number in all correspondence.

You are therefore advised to send the following informations to your claim agent directly to this same Email address for verification and recording.
WINNER'S VERIFICATION FORM
WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA First Name.: [input] *

Middle Name.: [input]
Last Name.: *

Gender.: MaleFemale

Month Of Birth.: MonthJanuaryFebuaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Day: Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
Year: [input]

Marital Status.: SingleMarriedDivorced
Nationality.: [input] *
Religion.: [input]
Occupation.: [input]

Address 1.: *
Address 2.: [input]
City.: [input] *
State/Province.: [input] *
Zip Code.: [input] *

Mobile phone No.: [input] *
House Phone No.: [input] *
Fax No.: [input]
Email Address.: [input] * eg. username@domainname.com

WINNING INFORMATION
Batch Number.: [input] *
Serial Number.: [input] *
Refrence Number.: [input] *
This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is a valid particulars of me. Yes: [input] No: [input]




Congratulations from the staff and thank you for being part of email account users program.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Julie Van Hans,
Executive.(UK Lottery International.)
Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations)

Md. Paul Oneil (Director
International Credit Department), Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive), Mr. Michael Cole (Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman). Copyright © 2007 United Kingdom lottery International Organisation

LAST WINNERS ON BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE GAME.

BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS.
THE OAKROOM LOUNGE.






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