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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",500,000" (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 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.
  • eban.verificationoffice@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Hugu McCaleb" <verification.house101@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:52:58 -0500
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS CALL TO COMFIRM***

THE e-BAN LOTTERY:
PROTON-Asia Researchers Group.
UNITED KINGDOM
Customer Services)
REF: EBAN/0862-KY872299
BATCH: 7ST-2009/99


WINNING NOTIFICATION

The United Kingdom e-BAN LOTTERY in
collaboration with the PROTON-Asia
Researchers, wishes to inform you that the
results of the E-mail address ballot lottery
international program by Great
Britain held on 16th of June, 2008.Your
email account have been picked as a winner of
a lump sum pay out of Seven Hundred
Thousand,Great Britain pounds (700,000.00
pounds sterlings) in cash credited to
file REF NO. EBAN/89-Q0814953008. This is
from total prize money of GBP
3,500,000.000.00 shared among the SIX
(6) international winners in this ever 1st draws
category.

All participants for the online version were
selected randomly from World Wide Web
through computer balloting system drawn from
over 100,000 names database,union
associations and corporate bodies that
are listed online. This promotion is this year's
half quater United Kingdom e-ban Lottery
bonanza. The PROTON-Asia Researchers Group,
operators of the United Kingdom e-BAN Lottery
is approved by the British Gaming Board and
also Licensed by the The International
Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).

All winning must be claimed not later than 14
working days from this notification. After this
time all unclaimed funds will be retured
to European Asian Union Treasury as unclaimed.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary
delays and complications please remember to
quote your reference number in all
correspondence.

Be advice to keep your winning information
confidential until your claims has been
processed and your money
remitted to you. This is part

of our security protocol to avoid double claiming
and unwarranted abuse of this program.

To begin your claim, please contact your claims
agent:

Name: Mr. Hugu McCaleb
E-mail: eban.verificationoffice@yahoo.com.hk
Tel: +60 163 668 417

He will guide you on all necessary and important
steps to be followed for due processing and
remittance of your prize money.


Note below your winning details:


Ticket No: 02-73-09-19-07-413
Serial No: LSG903-82
Lucky No: 08-34-46-47-56-61 Bonus-004
File REF No: EBAN/89-Q0814953008
BATCH No: 2008MNO-009


Congratulations again from all our staff and
thank you for being part of our promotions
program.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Rose B. Edward
Online Coordinator,
PROTON-Asia Researchers Group,
Operator of The e-BAN LOTTERY.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of
the Winners will result to disqualification.

NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact
your claims officer immediately. In order to
avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please remember to quote your reference
number in every one of your correspondences.


*IMPORTANT* FILL OUT THIS WINNERS
VERIFICATION FORM BELOW:

Your application for the claim of lottery winning
prize will be duly processed and settlement
made upon certification.

Hence, carefully fill in the appropriate
information in the space provided below for
record purposes to facilitate our immediate
commencement of your claims process. The
completed form and a scanned copy of either
your driverslience or international
passporst*PHOTO PAGE* should be sent to your
claims agent for immediate commencement of
prize remittance.

*Name of Beneficiary:
*Address:
*City/State:
*Nationality:
*Sex:
*Email Address:
*Tel:
*Occupation:
*Next of Kin:
*Age:
*AMOUNT WON:
*In Figures:
*In Words:
*Lucky Nos:
*Ticket No:

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