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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million 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)
  • ",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)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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 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.
  • drandrewbanks@safe-mail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: tristar Board <tristarlotagency@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <fredtovi@consultant.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 07:27:52 +0000
Subject: BRITISH LOTTERY GUILD


TRISTAR SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY
Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of the Tristar Lottery Board Commission


Tristar Sweepstake lottery Promotion
Headquarters
22 Greenways, Rochford, Essex SS4 1AG England United Kingdom
YOU WON IN THE 2007 DRAW THE SUM OF ₤820.000.00 (Eight Hundred And Twenty thousand British pounds in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02)
Please contact our corresponding agent
DR ANDREW BANKS Email:drandrewbanks@safe-mail.net


Customer Service: 688 IUKK 95125Our Ref: GSLP/851OYHI/04 Batch No Lotto 8/50 Draw Coupon: Match 8+PRef: 474061725/04,Batch: 7056490902/188,Winning No: GB8701/LPRC

Dear Winner
We happily announce to you the draw of the Tristar Sweepstake web Lottery International programs held recently in Essex United Kingdom.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 188 with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning: 17, 25, 30, 32, 36, 37 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of ₤820.000.00 (Eight Hundred And Twenty thousand British pounds ) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of 25,000,00 Million pounds, shared amongst the first 20 winners in this category world-wide and various catergory as well.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls can fall within our euro/African booklet representative office as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your ₤820,000.00 (Eight Hundred And Twenty thousand British pounds )

Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,000 companies.

This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.

You are to provide the claim agent with the under listed information as soon as possible:
1. NAME IN FULL:................................
2. ADDRESS:.....................................
3. NATIONALITY:.................................
4. AGE:.........................................
5. SEX..........................................
6. OCCUPATION:..................................
7. MARITAL STATUS:..............................
8. PHONE.......................................
9. FAX:........................................
10. WINNING REFERENCES:
A, WINNING NO.......................................................
B, SERIAL NO..............................................................
C, TICKECT NO............................................................
D, CREDIT FILE NUMBERS....................................................
E, TOTAL AMOUNT WON......................................................

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
(a) Note that there exists a periodic condition on all claims process, failing which would lead to disqualification and winnings Forfeiture. Winners are therefore advised to expedite their claims process.

(b) Being one of the lucky winners, you constitute entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of our terms and conditions of claims to avoid any discrepancy in the cause of payment of your prize awards winning.

(c) To avoid double claims, you are advised to keep your winning details very confidential, as any discrepancies resulting from a breach of this confidentiality on the part of the winners will be covered solely by such winner as our staffs are bound by the oath of secrecy taken on employment.

Congratulations once again from all our staffs and thank you for being part of our Promotions program.

The Tristar International Lottery Program Sweepstake Lottery Promos Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell computers, Mckintosh and a conglomeration of other international IT companies with the support of some financial institution. The International Lottery Program Sweepstake Lottery internet draw in each quarter of the year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.

Thanks for your Co-operation in anticipation This email is confidential.

Copyright © 1994-2007 The International Lottery Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline 100860 8556 2548 9576ZA
Best Regards,
Dr.Mrs Milscent Shilton
(Co-ordinator)

Copyright? 2007 All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline

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