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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:
  • "overseas claims unit" (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 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.
  • simpson_claims@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Roca Williams Hatch" <mailpostcourieronlinedelivery212@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 14:15:59 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS


The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(Customer Services)
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Ref : XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPD

Dear Winner,

We happily announce to you the draw (#1046) of the US NATIONAL LOTTERY FLORIDA, online Sweepstakes International program held on the 01Feb 2008 Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 163; 163;900,502(Nine hundred thousand five hundred and two Pounds sterling's) in cash credited to file XYL /26510460037/05 WHICH HAS BEEN READY FOR DELIVERY.This is from a total cash prize of 163; 163;5,334,534 (Five Million three Hundred and thirty four thousand, five hundred and thirty four Pounds Sterling's.) shared amongst the (40) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions,associations,and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our U S booklet representative office in UNITED STATE as indicated in your play coupon. In view of these,163; 163;78,502 ( Seventy eight thousand five hundred and two Pounds Sterling 's) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in UNITED STATES .
Our US agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
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. To file for your claim, please contact our lottery Direct
agent incharge:
Overseas Claims Unit
United States Lottery Fiduciary
Mr.PRITCHARD SPITZENBERGER,
simpson_claims@yahoo.com
Our US agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented above citing
Information's below:
CLAIMS VERIFICATION FORM.
YOUR FULLNAME: ................................
YOUR SEX:.........................................
YOUR ADDRESS:...................................
YOUR COUNTRY:.... ...............................
YOUR FAX:...........................................
YOUR PHONE NUMBER:...........................
YOUR OCCUPATION:................................
YOUR COMPANY'S NAME:...........................
YOUR AGE:................................................
YOUR REF NUMBER:..................................
YOUR BATCH NUMBER:...............................

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

Good luck from me and members of staff of the US NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Mr.ROCA WILLIAMS HATCH,
TEL:17729404590
Online co-coordinator for U.S.A NATIONAL LOTTERY FLORIDA.




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