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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • +447045770592 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447075158290 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Deedee Weeks <fileclaims039@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <fileclaims079@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 11:19:23 +0000
Subject: Customer Service/Claims Department




The National LotteryP.O.Box 1010LiverpoolL70 1NL.

Customer Service/Claims Department

REFERENCE NUMBER: JJOK/8965/PP BATCH NUMBER: 488866/JNUK

ATTN:Winner,

Congratulations on behalf of the "E.U Overseas Gambling Board. We do believe that your winnings will be put into good use for community development.

HOW YOU WON:






NUMBER OF MATCHES



No OF WINNERS



$s PER WINNER



TOTAL









Match 6



3



£15,100,000



£15,100,000





























Match 5 plus bonus



10



£5,000,000



£50,000,000





























Match 5



300



£10,791



£937,300





























Match 4



18108



£6,791



£1,177,020





























Match 3



347097



£3,967



£3,470,970




















































Totals



365512








The draws were held to mark our first international Promotional program, For Microsoft users.which is part of our promotional draws. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over 50,000,000 unions, associations,and corporate bodies that are listed online. Ten names came as the lucky winners You/Your company email id,attached to ticket number 0001-7-666, with serial number 73-56 drew the lucky numbers 23-07-19-11 (13) consequently won in the second Category. You have been awarded a lump sum pay out of £5,000,000 (Five million GBP only) which is the winning payout for "Match 5 plus bonus" winners.

SOURCE OF FUND:
The National Lottery Program internet draw is every year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide. We are proud to say that over 200 Million Dollars are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide; The winning payout are gotten from Willing Donor's/Well Known Big Computer /Software Producing Firm all over the world to Encourage users of the internet and computers Worldwide.
On Behalf of the Screening Committee of " E.U Overseas Gambling Board I wish to formally announce to you that you have successfully passed the Email Screening and Verification Form Matching Test conducted for all on-line winners of your Category at the headquarters of the " E.U Overseas Gambling Board.
Hence you are therefore CLEARED and can now claim your winnings. Your funds have been deposited,approved for release and the process of remittance of your prize money to you will begin immediately you provide details as listed below;



CLAIMS VERIFICATION/RELEASE FORM
1. Full Name:

2. Address:

3. Age:

4. Sex:

5. Country of Residence:

6. Occupation:

7: Position Held:

8. Telephone Number/Fax:

9. Email Address:

10. Amount Won:


PAYMENT OPTIONS.

1. You can to come in person to the Disbursements Centre of the National Lottery Board with the following requirements: (a) A printed copy of your WINNING NOTIFICATION (b) An International Passport or Drivers license(c) Six (6) passport photograph (3*4 size) In receipt of these requirements, a certified cheque will be prepared in your name to the amount of your prize money and issued to you.
Please note that you have exactly 10 days from this day to make yourself available at the Disbursements Centre to claim your winnings. Failure to comply will mean that you have forfeited your winnings and the funds will be reused in upcoming draws. 2. However if you can not make it to the Disbursements Centre within the stipulated time due to non availability of some requirements, arrangements can be made at your approval to have your certified cheque alongside other winning documents delivered to an address of your choice via a secured and efficient courier service. 3. If you prefer that your Money be transfered to your account in your country online by the Paying Bank,Please do let us know arrangements can be made with the Bank to effect transfer of your winnings to you.
Please select an option and get back to us as soon as possible so that necessary steps can be taken to ensure the remittance of your winnings to you in due time. Hope to have informed you correctly.


For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim 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. Please be warned !!!

Once again congratulations from the entire staff of the NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Warm regards,
Mrs. Deedee Weeks(File/Claims Officer) P.O.Box 1010 Liverpool,L70 1NL,UNITED KINGDOM. TEL: +44-704-577-0592
FAX: 44-707-5158290

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim 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. Please be warned !!!


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