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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims office" (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.
  • +447011138798 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +2348035622401 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • revfrrichardnwanna@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Lottery Winners <newuklottery_jackpot@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 22:25:53 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Congratulations!!!!!!! Please Contact Your Claims Agent.


UNITED KINGDOM MICROSOFT
JACKPOT LOTTERY INC.
Liverpool, L70 1NL,
UNITED KINGDOM.
TEL--+44-70111-38798.
Ref: 475061725
Batch: 7056490902/188
Winning No: GB8701/LPRC

UK MICROSOFT JACKPOT LOTTERY WINNER NOTIFICATION.

Dear Winner,

You have been declared the winner of $1.3 000 000
United States Dollars.
This is the just concluded selection that was
conducted over the Internet with our automated
Email-selecting machine.

This Lottery is promoted and sponsored by Microsoft
Company.PLC London (UK) as part of their social
Responsibility to alleviate poverty.

Your Winning information falls under the African
Regional zone in Nigeria.
Please, you are required to contact Rev. Fr. Richard Nwanna
Your Zonal Claims officer for immediate verification
And processing of your won Prize.

PLEASE CONTACT YOUR REGIONAL AGENT FOR VERIFICATION
AND PAYMENT.
Contact Person: Rev. Fr. Richard Nwanna
Email: revfrrichardnwanna@yahoo.com
Tel: +2348035622401

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Send all the following informations to your
Fiduciary agent immediately to enable him process your
Winning.
(i). Your Names:
(ii) Cell phone, telephone and fax numbers:
(iii) Contact Address:
(iv) Your winning numbers:
(v) Quote amount won:
(vi) Date of birth
(vi) Age:
(vii) Occupation:
(viii) Ticket Number:
(ix) Country:
(x) Serial Number:

We are advised not to
expose your numbers to avoid
Double clamming or voiding of you are winning and do
not Reply this mail to us.
Please contact him immediately for verification,
Processing and payment.

Yours Faithfully,
Jerry Stones.
Regional
Coordinator.


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