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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:
  • "euro-afro-american-sweepstake lottery" (no such lottery exists)
  • "overseas subscribers agents" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million british pounds" (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)
  • ",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)
• 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.
  • +447031826624 (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.
  • larrygreen4uklotto@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "National Lottery" <nationallottery@co.pl>
Reply-To: larrygreen4uklotto@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 15:41:25 +0200
Subject: YOU HAVE WON GBP 1,000,000.00 ON OUR ONLINE COMPUTER LOTTERY DRAW.


[image: The National Lottery logo]
* *
*THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
P O BOX 1010 LIVERPOOL L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM.*
**
**
**
*NATIONAL LOTTERY LUCKY PROGRAM #900*
*You Have Just Won*
**
*£1,000,000.00 *
**
* [ One Million British pounds **Sterling] ** *
*CONGRATULATIONS!*
**
*CALL NOW TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE*
**
* 24HRS, 7 DAYS A WEEK.*

*Call Your Claim Agent Now
LARRY GREEN.*
*@*
*Hotline:+447031826624.
*
**
*CS No: 680 NCA 85900
Ref No: EAASL/94-6OYI-04
Batch No: 11/6/DC34 BBN
Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-005
Grand Draw No: 900*
**
*WINNING NOTIFICATION*
**
*Dear Sir/Madam,*
*
* *We are happy to announce to you winner of the draw of the Euro-Afro-
American Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on 30th June
2008 in Liverpool United Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number B9564 75604545 188 with serial number 97560 drew the winning
2-9-22-23-24-30 bonus ball 5 which subsequently won you the lottery in the
second category.(ct.02).*
*You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of BPS £ 1,000,000.00
(One Million British Pounds Sterlings ) in cash credited to file EAASL
30/10/02/0P1. This is from a total cash prize of BPS £1100,000,00 Million
British Pound Sterlings , shared amongst the first One Hundred and Thirty
Four (134) lucky winners in this category worldwide.*
**
*Please note that you're lucky winning number falls within our Euro booklet
representative office in France as indicated in your play coupon and your
winning prize has been insured by Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC).
*
**
*In view of this, your BPS £ 1,000,000 .00 [ One Million British Pounds
Sterlings] **would be released to you immediately you contact our agent
office where your winning number falls.*
**
*Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. To file for your claim,
please contact our fudiciary agent and discuss with him about his terms and
conditions of assisting you to get your claim of BPS £1 Million without
further delay.(ie) if you are not willing and ready to travel to personally
to meet with him. *
**
*Contact information: *
**
* Larry Green .*
**
*Regional Manager
Overseas Subscribers Agents
16th Floor Radio Park Building
Henley Road Auckland Park
Liverpool.
Tel: + 447031826624*
*larrygreen4uklotto@yahoo.com <larrygreen4uklotto@yahoo.com>*
* *
*Provide him with the information below:*
*1.Name:.........................................................*
*
2.Address:.....................................................

3.Marital Status:..........................................

4.Occupation:...............................................

5.Age:.............................................................

6.Sex:..............................................................

7.Nationality:.................................................

8.Country Of Residence:..............................

9.Telephone Number:...................................

10.Fax Number:.............................................

11.Email Address:..........................................


* *12.Draw Number above:460..........................*
**
*13.Reference number:......................................*
**
*14.Batch number:..............................................*
**
*15.Scanned Page Of Your International Passport Or Driving Licence *
**
**
*16. Your Account Details For the Commencement Of The Transfer *
**
*Of Your Winning Prize* ................

**
*Please be warned : For security reasons, you are advised to keep your
winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your
money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. *
**
*Please be informed that you should claim your winning prize on or before**
30th Of July2007 * *To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our
designated agents or us.*

*Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of
Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery.*
* * **
* Mr. Kuash Behler, Our First Quarter Winner of BPS £1,000,000.00
from Amsterdam, Holland
*
**
* *
*Our Second Quarter Winner Mrs. Ali Fatima from Nepal receiving her winning
cheque, **also on the picture is her **husband and friends rejoicing with
them.* * *
**
*Yours Sincerely,*
*Mrs Allan Teresa.*
*United Kingdom Zonal Co-ordinator.*
**

*John Branscombe
Director of Security and Facility*
**
*Sweepstakes International Program UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL LOTTERY(UKNL).*

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