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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:
  • "oxford international lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (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 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.
  • +447045710687 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448700685399 (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.
  • charles19dept@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Oxford International Promotion" <oxford_claimsverification107@live.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:21:48 -1200
Subject: Congratulations Contact Your Claims Agent

Oxford International Lottery
32 Hurst Street
Birmingham, B5 4TB
United Kingdom

23rd Of June 2008
Attn,

Congratulations Contact Your Claims Agent Immediatly
for claims.

Over the years the prestigious Oxford Lottery has set out
and successfully
organized Sweepstakes on a daily, weekly, and annual basis.
We have equally
maintained a standard unrivaled in the industry as it
concerns the pay out
of winnings to successful participants.

In line with the commemorating event marking our 50th year
anniversary we
rolled out over £10,000.000.00 (Ten Million Great Britain
Pounds) for our
50th year Anniversary Draws.

Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn
from a wide
range of web hosts which enjoy our patronage. The selection
was made through
a computer draw system attaching personalized email
addresses to ticket
numbers. Your email address as indicated, was drawn and
attached to ticket
number 0014821357 with serial numbers OXS/7060442302/07 and
drew the lucky
numbers 14-88-12-99-07-52(40) which subsequently won you
£1,000.000.00 (One
Million Great Britain Pounds)` as one of the 10 jackpot
lucky winners in
this draw.

You have therefore won the entire winning sum of
£1,000.000.00 (One Million
Great Britain Pounds) as one of the 10 jackpot winners in
this draw. The
draws registered as Draw number, one was conducted in
Brockley, London
United Kingdom on the 23rd Of June 2008. These lottery
Draws are
commemorative
and special.

Please be informed by this winning notification to make
contact with your
designated Agent who shall be in duty guiding you through
the process to
facilitate the release of your winnings sum to you.

You are advised to contact your verification agent with the
following
details to avoid unnecessary delays and complications.

(1)Your Name (in Full):
(2)Ticket number
(3)Serial numbers
(4)Lucky numbers

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE; simply contact or call our
verification Agent for
confirmation, at; charles19dept@yahoo.co.uk

Mr. Charlse Morris,
Email: charles19dept@yahoo.co.uk
Phone Number: +44 704 5710687
Claims Processing Agent,
Verifications/Logistic Department.


I wish to on behalf of all members and staff of the Oxford
Sweepstakes
congratulate you on your winning and wish you the best of
luck as you spend
your good fortune.

Thank you for being part of our commemorative 50th
Anniversary Draws.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Carol David.
Oxford Sweepstakes Co-ordinator
Dear Award Beneficiary

Oxford International Lottery
32 Hurst Street Birmingham, B5 4TB
London United Kingdom
Ref: OXS/812/07
Batch: 322056Q

June 6tth 2008
Dear Winner,

Congratulation Dear
Winner
Over the years the prestigious Oxford Lottery has set out
and successfully organized Sweepstakes on a daily, weekly,
and annual basis. We have equally maintained a standard
unrivaled in the industry as it concerns the pay out of
winnings to successful participants.

In line with the commemorating event marking our 50th year
anniversary we rolled out over £10,000.000.00 (Ten Million
Great Britain Pounds)for our 50th year Anniversary Draws.

Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn
from a wide range of web hosts which enjoy our patronage.
The selection was made through a computer draw system
attaching personalized email addresses to ticket
numbers.Your email address as indicated was drawn and
attached to ticket number 0014821357 with serial numbers
OXS/7060442302/07 and drew the lucky numbers
14-88-12-99-07-52(40) which subsequently won you
£1,000.000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds)` as one
of the 10 jackpot lucky winners in this draw.

You have therefore won the entire winning sum of
£1,000.000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds)` as one
of the 10 jackpot winners in this draw. The draws registered
as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United
Kingdom on the June 5th 2008. These lottery Draws are
commemorative and as such special.

Please be informed by this winning notification to make
contact with your designated Agent who shall by duty guide
you through the process to facilitate the release of your
winnings sum to you.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE, Simply contact our verification
Agent, at

Mr. Charles Morris
Email: charles19dept@yahoo.co.uk
Tell Number: +44 703 591 0893
Fax Number: +44 870 068 5399
Claims Processing Agent,
Verifications/Logistic Department.

You are advised to contact your verification agent with the
following details to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications. Your Name (in Full), Country, Direct Phone
Numbers

Ticket Number, Serial Number and Lucky Numbers as indicated
in this winning Notification.I wish to on behalf of all
members and staff of the Oxford Sweepstakes congratulate you
on your wininng and wish you the best of luck as you spend
your good fortune.

Thank you for being part of our commemorative 50th
Anniversary Draws.

Yours Sincerely
Mr Carol David
Oxford Sweepstakes Co-ordinator.

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