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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)
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "greater london" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "part of our security protocols" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +447024092749 (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.
  • revcoldwel@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "revcoldwel2 Gazeta.pl" <revcoldwel2@gazeta.pl>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:06:15 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION ESTIMED WINNER


*[image: U.K National Lottery On-Line]*
[image: U.K National Lottery On-Line]*
* *[image: The National Lottery Logo]*
The National Lottery
995 Harold Road
Sutton - Greater London
SM1 4TE
United Kingdom.
*Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 07410512436924369*

* WINNING NOTIFICATION:
*
The National U.K Lottery wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail
address ballot lottery international program by Great Britain held on monday
23 july 2008. Your email account have been picked as a winner of TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND POUNDS ONLY.

These results are now released to you on Wednesday 25th July, 2007 and your
email address attached in the A Category lucky ball [image: Ball
number 7],[image:
Ball number 11],[image: Ball number 12],[image: Ball number 20],[image: Ball
number 38],[image: Ball number 44], and bonus ball [image: Bonus Ball number
45], to check your results online click on this link *
http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do* participants
were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Microsoft users
from company and individual email addresses users.
Be advised to keep your winning information confidential until your claims
has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our
security protocols to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program.
All winning must be claimed not later than * 21 days from the date of
notification**. *After this date all unclaimed funds will be returned
to European
Union Treasury as unclaimed. Please note that in order to avoid unnecessary
delays and complications remember to quote your reference number in all
correspondence.
You are therefore advised to give the following information:

1. Full name and address.
2. Country.
3. Tel and fax number.
4. Occupation.
5. Age.
Congratulations from the staff !

CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT FOR YOUR WON PRIZE VIA CONTACTS;
NAME: rev williams coldwel
EMAIL: revcoldwel@yahoo.co.uk
PHONE NO: +44 7024 0927 49
***** YOU HAVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO CLAIM YOUR MONEY NOW *****


Yours Sincerely,



**

Mrs. Julie Van Hans,
Senior Executive.(UK NATIONAL LOTTERY AGENCY.)

Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn
Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams
(Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive),
Mr. Michael Cole (Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman).
Copyright (c) 2007 British Lottery International.

*Past winners round the world with excitment*

* [image: Pete Kyle][image: Derbyshire Shop Syndicate][image: Diane
Downing]*

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