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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:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
  • ",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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • +447031898452 (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.
  • freelottopayagent2@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Freelotto online Email Promo <freelottopayagent2@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:14:10 +0200
Subject: LuckyWinner


WINNING NOTIFICATION
============================================================================================================================================================
We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the recent results of
the FREELOTTO INTERNATIONAL EMAIL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the 1st
Of
october,2007. You were entered as dependent clients with: Reference
Serial Number: F2-003-036 and Batch number FR/45-300-06. Your email
address
attached to the ticket number: 37-2-48-41-46-25-43 that draw the
lucky
winning
number, which consequently won the Daily Jackpot in Super Bulk
category. You have been approved for a payment of $2,500,000.00 (Two
Million
Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) in cash credited to
filereference number: TFR/9900034943/JPT. Congratulations!!!

FreeLotto Winning Draw Results for 1st Of October,2007

$50,000.00: 4-5-34-41-3-37
$200,000.00: 22-43-6-9-28-26
$10,000.00: 12-32-17-14-24-10
$100,000.00 : 2-27-22-47-16-21
Daily Jackpot $2,000,000.00: 54-20-17-52-34-30
Super Bulk $2,500,000.00 : 37-2-48-41-46-25-43

To file for your claim, please contact your fudiciary agent immediately
via the email below:

Mr. James Keegan
(Freelotto Fiduciary Department )
82 Victoria Street
Victoria London SW1 U.K
Email: freelottopayagent2@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +447031898452 OR +447031898599

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SHOULD BE SUPPLIED COMPREHENSIVELY BY THE
BENEFICIARY OF THE STATED FUND,FOR VERIFICATION BEFORE TRANSFER.
=============================================================================================================================================================
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:
=============================================================================================================================================================
The options to receive your winnings are:
1. BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER: You will be required to contact our
affiliate bank and open an account with them, to have your winning
cheque
deposited in our affiliate bank, before being electronically wired to
your nominated bank account.
2. COURIER DELIVERY: This is In consonance with our policy in this
regard, be advised that if you opt for the courier delivery, you will
be
referred to our affiliate courier company that you can make enquiries
concerning modalities. That is to say if you opt for courier delivery
you
are to notify this office that we may forward your winning package
containing your winningt cheque and certificate of deposit to ur
affiliate
courier company..
OPTION ONE(1):
OPTION ONE(2):

DECLARATION:
I...............HEREBY DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATA ARE TRUE. IN CASE OF
ANY
UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCE,MY NEXT OF KIN HAS THE RIGHT TO CLAIM MY TOTAL
WINNINGS.(SUPER STANDARD AGENT) SHALL ACT AS MY AGENT IN FACILITATING
THE TRANSFER OF THE TOTAL FUND TO ME.
DATE--------
=============================================================================================================================================================
This email and its attachments are confidential and intended for the
exclusive use of the addressee(s).This email and its attachments may
also
be privileged or protected by legal rules. If you have received this
by mistake please let us know by reply immediately and/or destroy the
email and its attachments without reading, copying or forwarding the
contents.Cordially,

John Habra
Co-ordinator
Online Co-ordinator
FREELOTTO NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International
Program.
Copyright © 1995-2007
The FREELOTTO National Lottery Inc. All rights
reserved.
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