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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",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)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • +447031917488 (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.
  • agentpetersonwood1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "claimlottery0008 Gazeta.pl" <claimlottery0008@gazeta.pl>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:37:21 +0200
Subject: HELLOO


*British National Lottery Award Promotion Programme
Headquarters: **1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire *Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
Chairman Lottery Organized Committee
*MR PETERSON WOOD
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom.*
*
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British National Lottery Award Promotion Programme

Attn: Sir/Madam*

*British Natonal Lottery! Mail announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners
in the ongoing Micro-soft Lottery Draw for the year, 2008. All 60 winning
email addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 100,000,000
international emails each from Canada , Australia , United States , Asia,
Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international
promotions program which is conducted annually,consequently, you have been
approved for a total pay out of £800,000.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT
BRITAIN POUNDS ONLY ).

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some
multinational Micro-Soft companies and arts councils of England as part of
their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities and the whole
world where they have operational base. Further more your details(e-mail
address) falls within our European representative office, as indicated in
your play coupon and your prize of £800,000.00 will be released to you from
this regional branch office in United Kingdom*
*
How to get your fund claimed:
These are your identification numbers
Customer Service: 680 NCA 85914
Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/04
Batch No Lotto 6/49
Draw Coupon : Match 6+B
Ref No: 474061725/04,
Batch: 7056490902/188,
Winning No: GB8701/LPRC
To file for your claim, please contact our certified and accredited
corresponding agent in United Kingdom immediately for category "A" winners
for quick and urgent release of your fund, contact information is as follow:
*
**

*Tel : +44 703 19174 88
E mail:* *agentpetersonwood1@gmail.com*
*E mail: agentpetersonwood1@gmail.com*
*You are to provide the claim agent with the under listed information as
soon as possible:
1. Name In Full:................................
2. Address:.....................................
3. Nationality:.................................
4. Age:.........................................
5. Sex..........................................
6. Occupation:..................................
7. Marital Status:..............................
8. Phone.......................................
9. Fax:........................................
10.Wining References:*
*E, TOTAL AMOUNT
Won.....................................................
Ref No: ........................................
Batch No: ............................................
Winning No:........................................*
**
*IMPORTANT NOTICE:*
*(a) Note that there exists a periodic condition on all claims process,
failing which would lead to disqualification and winnings Forfeiture.Winners
are therefore advised to expedite their claims process.*
**
*(b) Being one of the lucky winners, you constitute entrant's full and
unconditional agreement to and acceptance of our terms and conditions of
claims to avoid any discrepancy in the cause of payment of your prize awards
winning.*
**
*(c) To avoid double claims, you are advised to keep your winning details
very confidential, as any discrepancies resulting from a breach of this
Confidentiality on the part of the winners will be covered solely by such
winner as our staffs are bound by the oath of secrecy taken on employment.*
**
*Congratulations once again from all our British National Lottery Staff and
thank you for being part of our Promotions programme.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible.*
*
The British NationalLottery winning draw is conducted in each quarter of the
year .
Thanks for your Co-operation in anticipation.
*
*This email is confidential. It may also be privileged or otherwise
protected by other legal rules.If you are not the intended recipient please
notify the sender immediately on the telephone number given below and delete
the message from all locations on your computer. You should not copy this
email or use it for any purpose or disclose its contents to any other
person: to do so may be unlawful.*
**
*Congratulations!!!.
Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be
transferred to you upon meeting our requirements, statutory obligations,
verifications, validations and satisfactory report.*
*Copyright (c) 2005-2010 The National Lottery Inc.*
*
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline
*
*Yours Sincerely
Dr.Mrs Sandra Briggs*
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*British National Lottery Award Promotion Programme
British National Lottery ! Lottery is a free service that does not require
you to register or be a Microsoft ! Registered user before winning.*

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