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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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",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 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.
  • +447040130208 (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.
  • stallinggrant@yahoo.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "uknational uknational uknational" <uknational@ivxqiz.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 18:21:38 +0100
Subject: FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION


FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION
UK National Lotto
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LDL /2551256003/22
BATCH: 14/0017/IPD

ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM,

RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,3rd March 2008 that you are one of the winners of the The UK National Lotto held on the 1st March, 2008. Your email Address, attached to ticket number 025-1146-1992-750, with serial number 2113-22 drew the lucky numbers 13-15-22-37-39-43; the lottery was categorized into four zonal (Africa, America, Europe and Asia) stages with the amount won by individual respectively and consequently you have won the lottery in the 1st category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 10,000,000.00 Euro [Ten Million Euros] Credited to file REF NO.LDL/2551256003/22.

This is from total prize of 100,000,000.00 Euro in 1st category shared among the seventeen international winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn form 15 million Personal and Business email addresses from across the globe as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

You are required keep this award to yourself until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.Through computer balloting you were been zoned for your winnings to be released in our Europe Payment office which is in United Kingdom. To begin your claim, please contact your claim Agent with the details Below For due processing and remittance of your prize:

NAME: Stalling Grant
STALLING GRANT & ASSOCIATES
Email Address: stallinggrant@yahoo.pl
Tel: +44-7040130208

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than two weeks after the day of notification. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with your agent.

Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely,
ANDREW PETERS
Promotions Manager
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The LUCKYDAY LOTTERY Awards is proudly sponsored by a conglomerate of Multi-National IT companies. The UK NATIONAL LOTTERY internet draw is held once in a year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide. We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.

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