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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:
  • "british lottery international" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims office" (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)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • +447045782447 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448700682087 (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.
  • claims_redemptiondepot009@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL" <claims_redemptiondepot111@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:49:15 +0300
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOUR EMAIL ID HAS WON !!!

BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/ PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
60 Merriman Road
Blackheath
London SE3 8RZ
England

CUSTOMER SERVICE
Ref. Number: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch Number: 12/25/0304
Ticket Number: 564 75600545-188
Serial Number: 5388/02

20/03/08

Attn:Winner,

ONLINE NOTIFICATION OF WINNING

BRITISH LOTTERY officially bring to your notice the draw result of March 2008 BRITISH LOTTERY-wheel E-game which was conducted at our international corporate office complex in The United Kingdom.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 56475600545-188 with serial number 5388/02 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-31-45, which consequently won in the 1ST category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1,000,000.00Pounds (ONE MILLION POUNDS STERLING).CONGRATULATIONS!

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system(ess) from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from which your Email was selected.

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have been fully processed and your money remitted to you.This is part of our security protocol to avoid multiple claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some members of the public.

For the release of your winning, kindly contact your claims officer at the The National Lottery Head Quarters via bellow informations:

Mr. Anthony Campbell,
Payment and Release Order Dept.
Phone: +44-704-578-2447
+44-701-1129-582
+44-702- 4078-345
Fax : +44-870-0682-087

E-mail: claims_redemptiondepot009@hotmail.com

Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your Claims officer as soon as possible.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 Batch Number:......................................
Lotto Reference Numbers:............................
phone Number:................................................
Address:...........................................................
Country of Residence:...................................

Select mode of collection of winning prize:

(1) ELECTRONIC BANK TRANSFER(BANK TO BANK TRANSFER)

(2) COURIER DELIVERY OF CERITIFIED BANK CHEQUE

Upon completion of the above form,you will be directed to contact the courier company or paying bank in charge of transfer
of winning funds to winners

Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thanks for being part of our promotions program.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. David Brant
Executive (International Sweepstakes).

___________________________________________
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