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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")
  • "million pounds" (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)
  • "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 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.
  • inficherrydept1@strompost.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <>
Reply-To: inficherrydept1@strompost.com
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 07:46:41 -0600
Subject: REFERENCE NUMBER: MA/02/453876752/NL

2007 WINNING NOTICE.

Dear Recipient,

RESULTS FOR JANUARY 2008 CATEGORY "A" DRAWS

We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the JANUARY
LUCKY

DRAWS second Category,

which is part of our promotional draws.

The draws were held prior to your notification.

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from

4,000,000names/email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa,

America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as
part of

our International Promotions Program.

You/Your Company, attached to ticket number IL353/04/46 with serial number
IL35376EW

drew the lucky numbers 12, 14, 19,21,23,5 (8),

You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out Three Million Pounds

(3,000,000.00 GBP) in cash, which is the winning payout for Category
“A”

winners.

NOTE: For easy reference and identification find below your reference
numbers.

Note that you are to forward this email to the (Claims Agent) for your prize
claim

processing.

REFERENCE NUMBER: MA/02/453876752/NL

Claims Agent Contact

Mrs. Cherry Rings

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS:inficherrydept1@strompost.com

YOU ARE TO FILL OUT THIS FORM TO FILE FOR YOUR CLAIMS

1. FULL NAMES: ________

2.ADDRESS: _______

3. SEX:_______________

4. AGE: ________

5. MARITAL STATUS: ___________________

6. OCCUPATION: ________________________

7. E-MAIL ADDRESS: _____________________________

8. TEL AND FAX NUMBERS: _____________________

9. REFERENCE NUMBERS: ____________________

10. TICKET NUMBER: ___________________

11. SERIAL NUMBER: __________________

12. AMOUNT WON: ___________________________________

13. STATE: __________________________________

14. COUNTRY________________________________

Yours Truly,

Williams Chester.

Co-ordinator(Online Promo Programme)

THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

UK LOTTERY PROMOTION

FINANCIAL UNITDIRECTOR/CONTROLLER

FIRST SECURITIES AND TRIPPLE WINS INTERNATIONAL GAMES,

UNITEDKINGDOM BEDFORD HILL,

BALHAM SW 12,

ENGLAND.


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Fidelity Communications Webmail - http://webmail.fidnet.com

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam