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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 commission"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • +447024017850 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447031975670 (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.
  • co_r_dinatoron_line2008@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Grace Sanders" <cordinatoron_line21@unimail.mn>
Reply-To: co_r_dinatoron_line2008@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:13:57 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! YAHOO AWARD WINNER!!!


* * *[image: Yahoo! Mail]
[image: Yahoo! Mail] [image: arabtrans@arabtrans..com]Messenger
*
*Yahoo Awards Center*
* 124 Stockport Road, Longsight, Manchester M60 2DB - United
Kingdom.* **
* ** Tel: (44) 7031975670*
**
* WINNER OF THE ANNUAL YAHOO AWARDS & WINDOWS LIVE FREE
INTERNET DRAWS 2008**


This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of two Hundred and
fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds (250,000GBP) for this year Prize
promotion which is organized by YAHOO AWARDS & WINDOWS LIVE and was held in
Manchester-United Kingdom.*

*This draws are being conducted through a computerized ballot of internet
E-mail users around the world especially among the millions that subscribed
to Yahoo and Hotmail and few from other E-mail providers. Six people are
selected monthly to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the
Selected Winners. Here as follows are some winner's whom have already
claimed their prizes.*
[image: Derbyshire Shop Syndicate]
** *[image: Diane Downing][image: Pete Kyle][image: Craig Pope]*
**
* ** **PAYMENT OF PRIZE / CLAIMS
*
*Winners shall be guided to claim their prizes in accordance with our
official procedure and as acceptable by the British Lottery Commission .
Yahoo Prize Award must be claimed not later than 30 days from date of Draw
Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited and
would be donated to charity.*
**
**
*Stated below are your identification numbers:
*
*BATCH NUMBER: MFI/06/APA-53345
REFERENCE NUMBER: 2007234603*
*PIN: 1219*

*These numbers would be claimed through England, you are requested to
contact our fiduciary agent in Manchester and send your winning
identification numbers to him:*
**
**
*Coordinator's Name: Mr. Druv Matindale Tel: +44-7024017850**
*
*E-Mail: co_r_dinatoron_line2008@hotmail.com*
* *
*You are advised to send the following information to your Claims Agent to
facilitate the release of of your fund to you.*
**
**
*1. Full Name.............................................
2. Country.................................................
3. Contact Address................................
4. Telephone Number............................
5. fax Number.........................................
6. Marital Status.....................................
7. Occupation.........................................
8. Sex.......................................................
9. Date of Birth/Age ...............................
10. Identity card Number....................*
**
*Congratulations!! once again.*

*Yours in service,*
* *
*
<http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/_javascript:ol%28%27http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/__javascript:olhttp://www.freelotto.com/offer.asp?offer%253d43761%2526amp;FID%253dfa7d27913658;%27%29;>
**Mrs. Grace Sanders(Awards Secretary)
*
*
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*
* WARNING!!!
You must keep strict confidentiality of your Prize Award claims to
yourself until your money is successfully handed over to you to avoid
disqualification that may arise from double claims.
Yahoo & Window Live Awards Team shall not be held liable for any loss of
funds arising from the above situation.


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