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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:
  • " lotto international " (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "overseas claims unit" (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)
  • "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)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • +447031931701 (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.
  • davidchamber747@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?us-ascii?Q?POWERBALL=20LOTTERY?= <otruba.karel@seznam.cz>
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:49:42 +0100 (CET)
Subject: =?us-ascii?Q?Ref=20Nr=3A=20PBL=2FCN=2F6654=2FCP?=

POWERBALL LOTTO
Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CYOYDON.UK
Ref Nr: PBL/CN/6654/CP
Coupon No PBL/2348974321

WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!
We happily announce to you the draw of the POWERBALL LOTTO
International programs held on the 12th of february 2008 in UK. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545-188 with Serial
number5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 7 -10-25 -32 -41 -22 which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category.You are therefore
beenapproved to claim a total sum 500,000.00GBP (five hundred
thousand,Poundssterling) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total
cash prize of US 125 Million Pounds, shared amongst the first
Fifty(50) lucky winners in this category. Please note that your lucky winning
number falls within our European booklet representative office in
Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this,your 500,000.00GBP
(five hundred thousand,Pounds Sterling) would be released to you by
our affiliate bank in Ireland.Our agent will immediately commence the
process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you
make contact with him. All participants were selected randomly from World
Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000 companies.This promotion takes place annually. For security
reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information CONFIDENTIAL till
your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever
manner you deem fit to claim your prize.This is a part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program by omeunscrupulous elements, Please be WARNED.To file for your
claim, please contact our fiduciary agent with the below details for
processing of your claims.Good luck from me and members of staff of the
POWERBALL LOTTO Overseas Claims Unit.

United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary Contact
Person:David Chambers
Email davidchamber747@hotmail.com
TEL: +447031931701
Fex: +447006012979

FILL AND SUBMIT TO THE FIDUCIARY AGENT FOR FOLLOW UP
1.TEL:......................2.SEX:.........................


3.AGE:......................4.NAME:........................


5.OCCUPATION:................6.Country.....................

7.We have two major options of delivering winnings to our winners at
Powerball lottery,please we will like you to indicate the option that is
preferable to you as stated below:

1)TRAVELLING TO THE PAYMENT CENTRE FOR CASH COLLECTION
(Send flight itinerary to confirm your arrival/appointment
Date}:.....................................................

(2) by courier service:...................................................

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers and Name in any corespondences with us or our
designated agent.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this
program.Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,
Mrs.Susan Smith

Anti-fraud resources:

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