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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:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• 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")
• 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.
  • +447031821505 (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.
  • agentmarkwalter@yahoo.co.uk
  • agentmarkwalter5@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: don davis <dondavis062@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:31:11 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION WINNING NOTIFICATION



GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!BRITISH WEB LOTTERY IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF; (Registration Z720633X)

The Marina Offices, St Peters Yacht Basin,Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX England

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws of UK Annual Promo.

However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy.Ref:KTU/9023118308/03 after this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of ten winners in the 1st category for the second prize with the following data:

Your e-mail address attached to the lucky numbers: 16, 26, 34, 35, 49 and Lucky Star numbers is 2 and (Bonus ball (6) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e. JACKPOT on Friday night's

You as well as the other winners are therefore to receive a cash prize of (£590,983 00) each from the total payout. Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon meeting the requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report.

To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised to contact our licensed and accredited claims agent/security company for 1st category winners with the information below: You are also advised to give the following information’s to the claim's agent via email.

Name: Mark Walter
Tel: +44-703-1821-505
Tel: +44-703-1821-479
Email agentmarkwalter@yahoo.co.uk
Email agentmarkwalter5@myway.com
Address: 23 Bedford Row, High Osborn London
Wcir 4eb England Suit Level 32 Suite 105

This is part of the Country's Programmed to fund for the Olympic Games in 2012 the £1.5bn Olympic lottery puzzle. View evidence of our Olympic Games in 2012
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4719851.stm

The Olympic fund-raising games will include a TV draw The National Lottery may have seemed a relatively simple way of helping pay for the Olympics.

The Lottery must raise £1.5bn over the next seven years to pay its share of the public money going into the Olympics. A further £650m will be raised from council tax in London and another £250m from the London Development Agency, while similar sums will be raised from ticket sales, marketing, sponsorship and the sale of television rights.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your (£590,983 00) will be released to you through our payment office in UK .

You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained)

Complete the form below and send it to the claims officer via email:Full name:........................................................Date of birth: ----------------------------------------Sex: --------------------------------------------------Marital status: -----------------------------------------Email: -------------------------------------------------Occupation: ------------------------------------------ Nationality: ------------------------------------------Lotto Winning Number:--------------------------------Lotto Reference Numbers:............................phone Number:................................................Fax Number-----------------------------------------
Address: --------------------------------------------
Country of Residence: ---------------------------------
Account numbers----------------------------------------
Bank Name--------------------------------------------
Branch Code------------------------------------------
Swift Code---------------------------------------------

Thank you and congratulations!!!
You can view evidence that we pay our winners via the below stated link: http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-13519248,00.html
Yours faithfully,Jordan BradwellOnline CoordinatorFor UK NATIONAL LOTTERYEuro Millions jackpot/Sweepstakes International Program
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