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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:
  • "oxford international lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +447011140992 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704798995 (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.
  • claimshelpline247@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: OXFORD INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY <oxford-1016@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:08:13 -0500
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! (Contact Dr. Martin Jean)





Oxford International Lottery32 Hurst StreetBirmingham, B5 4TBUnited Kingdom
Ref: OXS/812/07Batch: 322056Q

Dear Award Beneficiary,

Over the years the prestigious Oxford Sweepstakes has set out and successfully organized Sweepstakes on a daily, weekly, and annual basis. We have equally maintained a standard unrivaled in the industry as it concerns the pay out of winnings to successful winners.The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching personalized email addresses to ticket numbers.Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 0014821357/BL with serial numbers OXS/7060442302/07/BL and drew the lucky numbers 14-88-12-99-07-52(40)BL which subsequently won you £1,000.000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds)` as one of the 10 jackpot lucky winners in this draw.

Kindly note that you will only be chosen to receive the award once, which means that subsequent yearly award will not get to you again. Take time and thought in spending the funds wisely on a project that will stand the test of time

To file for your claim please call or email:



Dr. Martin Jean
(Fiduciary Agent)
Email: claimshelpline247@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44 701 1140 992
Fax: +44 870 479 8995
You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details to avoid unnecessary delays and complications. Your Name (in Full), Country, Ticket Number, Batch Number, Serial Number and Lucky Numbers as indicated in this winning Notification.Congratulation Once Again.Sincerely,Mrs. Basheera Abubakar.Oxford Sweepstakes Co-ordinator.
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