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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",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)
• 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.
  • +441614085619
• 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.
  • rbeverificationdept@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PROTON-Asia Researchers Group." <advoigor@cg.yu>
Reply-To: rbeverificationdept@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 23:13:28 +0000
Subject: {Spam!}


THE e-BAN LOTTERY:
PROTON-Asia Researchers Group.
UNITED KINGDOM
Customer Services)
REF: EBAN/0862-KY872299
BATCH: 7ST-2009/99
WINNING NOTIFICATION

The United Kingdom e-BAN LOTTERY in collaboration with the PROTON-Asia Researchers, wishes to inform you that the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Great Britain held on 18th of December, 2007. Your email account have been picked as a winner of a lump sum pay out of Seven Hundred Thousand, Great Britain pounds (700,000.00 pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file REF NO. EBAN/0862-KY872299. This is from total prize money of GBP 3,500,000.000.00 shared among the SIX (6) international winners in this ever 1st draws category.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web through computer balloting system drawn from over 100,000 names database, union associations and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion is this year's half quarter United Kingdom e-ban Lottery bonanza. The PROTON-Asia Researchers Group, operators of the United Kingdom e-BAN Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).
All winning must be claimed not later than 14 working days from this notification. After this time all unclaimed funds will be returned to European Asian Union Treasury as unclaimed. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number in all correspondence.
Be advice to keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

To begin your claim, please contact your claims agent:

Name: Mr. Hugu McCaleb
E-mail: rbeverificationdept@yahoo.com.hk
Tel/Fax: +44 161 408 5619
He will guide you on all necessary and important steps to be followed for due processing and remittance of your prize money.
Note below your winning details:
Ticket Nº: 02-73-09-19-07-413
Serial Nº: LSG903-82
Lucky Nº: 08-34-46-47-56-61 Bonus-004
File REF Nº.: EBAN/0862-KY872299
BATCH Nº.: 7ST-2009/99
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Rose B. Edward
Online Coordinator,
PROTON-Asia Researchers Group,
Operator of The e-BAN LOTTERY.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the Winners will result to disqualification.NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims officer immediately.


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