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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "microsoft mega jackpot lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million 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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +447045741674 (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.
  • gregstewart_07@yahoo.co.uk
  • silvalbrook@lycos.com

Fraud email example:

From: Jacport Lottery <j_lpay@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <uknationallotterymaderich@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:47:21 -0500
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU'VE WON!!!




MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE

AWARD DEPARTMENT MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT
LOTTERY, UNITED
KINGDOM.
89
New Fetter Lane London, EC4A
1AG
U.K

TELEPHONE:
+44-704-574-1674
REF NO:
MSW/56B-672GH/L
BATCH: 4583JL/WIN


WINNING NO: 23-76-06-54-42-100

SERIAL NO: 647489




WINNING
NOTIFICATION


Dearest Winner,
We happily announce to you the draw (# 1106) of
the NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE Euro-Millions International program held 7th of july
2006.And now the result have been officially announce today 15th Nov
2007.



Your e-mail address was extracted and
also attached to winning number
23-76-06-54-42-100, with serial number 647489, consequently won in the Tenth
lottery category.



You are therefore been approved for lump sums pay out
$7,500,000.00 in cash Credited to file REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning
number 23-76-06-54-42-100, this is from total prize money of Fourty five Million
Dollars ($45,000,000.00) , shared among the Twenty (20) International winners
in this category.



Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our U.K
booklet representative office in UNITED
KINGDOM as indicated in
your play coupon. In view of this, your ($7,500,000.00) Dollars) would be
released to you by our payment Agent in The UNITED
KINGDOM.



ALL participants in this lottery program were
selected through our Microsoft computer ballot system from list of over 200,000.00 companies and 300,000,000.00 individual email
addresses and names from all over the world, E-mail addresses of
individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer
search from the internet. However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses
were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy,
this promotional program takes place every year,and is
promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei,Bill
Gates Of Microsoft inc, Multi Choice,Maboro and other corperate
organisations.



This is to encourage the use of the internet and computers
worldwide. For security purpose and clarity,we advise that you keep your winning
informations confidential until your claims have been processed and your money
remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this programme by some unscrupulous elements.
Please be warned, to file for your claim, please contact our
fiduciary/Processing Agent:


MR. MARK WILLIAMS through
email: gregstewart_07@yahoo.co.uk or
silvalbrook@lycos.com

Please be aware that the Payment Agent
will Effect Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory Report, Verifications and
validation provided by our processing Agent in London;
that would be designated to your file.Remember, all winning must be claimed not
later than 30th October, 2007 After this date all unclaimed funds will be
included in the next stake. Please note that in order to avoid unnecessary delay
and complications kindly remember to quote your reference information in all
correspondences. To process your claims you are
hereby advice to contact,The Payment Agent with your full
details





1. Full name and
address:...........................................................



2. Country
Of
Residence:..................................................................................



3. Tel and fax
number:................................................................




4.Occupation,Annual
income:...............................................................................




5. Your
Age:..................................................................................




6.
Nationality:.................................................................................




7. Your Reference and Batch
number at the top of this

mail:.................................................................................................


Remember to quote your
reference information in all correspondence with your claims agent. You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public
especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a case of
double claims will not be entertained



Furthermore, should there be any change of
address ,do inform our agent as soon as possible.Congratulations once
more


Warning!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear
to be using International Lottery Organisation addresses, but are not from The
International Lottery
Organisation.


PLEASE REPORT
IMMEDIATELY







Thank you and congratulations!!!

Yours faithfully,
Mr festus
Duke(PHD)

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P.S: Anybody under the
age of 18 is automatically disqualified. Any breach of confidentiality on the
part of the winner will result to disqualification and render the result void.
Contact your claims/fiducially Promotion Manager (MR.MARK
WILLIAMS )Your
winning prize has been assigned to him for processing.





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