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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "greater london" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",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)
  • "00,000.00" (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 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.
  • joshuaong2008@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Joshua Ong <joshua_ong_4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <joshuaong2008@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 15:29:08 +0100
Subject: 08-11-07




UK NATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
BALEY HOUSE, HAR ROAD SUTTON
GREATER LONDON SMI 4TE,
UNITED KINGDOM
RC 2343

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of (£1,000,000.00O) ONE MILLION GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS STERLINGS for the month of October 2007 Lottery promotion which was organized by UK NATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.

It collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online using the internet microsoft windows, we only select five people every Month as our winners through electronic ballotting System without the winner applying,we congratulate you for being one of the people selected.
PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM .

You are to contact your Claims Agent on or before your date of Claim, Winners Shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre.
Uk National Lottery international Prize must be claimed no later than 12 days from the date of Draw Notification after the Draw date in which Prize was won.
Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.

These are your identification numbers:

Reference Number UKO101050CT.
Batch Number: JUN/1051/06
Ticket number:013-2316-2002-57
Serial Number: A025-09

These numbers falls within your Location file,you are requested to contact EVENTS AGENT MANAGER,send your winning identification numbers to them at this contact address below. (CONTACT EVENTS AGENT MANAGER) Mr Joshua Ong Email:joshuaong2008@yahoo.co.uk

You are therefore advised to send the following information to the EVENTS AGENT to facilitate them and process your claim.

NAME:..................................... AGE:........................................ SEX:........................................ ADDRESS:............................... EMAIL:.................................... PHONE:................................... OCCUPATION:......................... COMPANY:.............................. NEXT OF KIN........................... STATE...................................... COUNTRY:................................ NATIONALITY............................

Congratulations!! once again.

Yours in service, MRS CHRISTINA JAMES
Dr. Samual Bent (Public Relations Officer.BRITISH EMBASSY) (Lottery Co-ordinator)
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