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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:
  • "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • ",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.
  • +447031833715 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +27734730044 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • uk_nationallotterydraw@yahoo.co.uk
  • mj_claimagentoffice@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "uknational lotterydraw" <uknationallottodraw@mobimail.mn>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:36:47 +0200
Subject: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY DRAW CLAIMING YOUR WINNING


[image: The National Lottery Logo]*
* ** ** ** ** ** *[image: Web
Bug from http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/i/s.gif]* **
*UK NATIONAL LOTTERY*
*GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED
LICENSED!!
**UK** NATIONAL WEB EMAIL LOTTERY*
*1a, Bexon Court Carlton**Essex,**United Kingdom*
*Headquarters: NG4 1SQ*
*Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914*
*Email:-*uk_nationallotterydraw@yahoo.co.uk
*Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04
Batch: 12/27/Du34
Tel:+44 703 183 3715*
* *
*
* *Dear Winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
International programs held on the 10th july 2008 in **Essex** **United
Kingdom**. Your e-mail address attired to ticket number: B9564 75604545 188
with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning 07**,11**,17,34,38,45
,bonusball 48** which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of €910,000.00(Nine
Hundred and Ten Thousand Pound) in cash credited to file
KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of €152,000,000.00 ,
shared amongst the first One Hundred and thirty (130) lucky winners in this
category world-wide.

Please not! that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet
representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of
this, your €910,000.00 (Nine Hundred and Ten Thousand Pound) would be
released to you by FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA.*
*
Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him.All participants were
selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and
extracted from over 10 ,000,00 companies.

This promotion takes place annually. 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 Warned!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be
using National Lottery addresses, but are not from The National Lottery.
PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO :
CUSTOMERCARE/COMPLAINTS DEPT :

* **
*Name: MARK JORDAN *
*Phone:+ 27 734 730 044,*
*Mark Jordan Email: **mj_claimagentoffice@yahoo.co.uk*
*Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release order
DEPARTMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA *
**
*Please be warned. To file for your claim, please ! contact our
corresponding agent in South Africa immediately you read this message for
quick and urgent release of your fund, contact information is as follow*
*
Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or
before 30th August 2008. 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 this program that
has successfully won this competition. Thank you for being part of our
promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,

Mr.William Hill
**United Kingdom** Zonal Co-coordinator.
Mrs. Teresa Allan.
**United Kingdom** zonal Secretary General.

Thank you for your Co-operation
* [image: Lotto]
[image: You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize]
*1.Name* <http://1.name/> in full.________________________________
2.Address.___________________________________
3.Nationality._________________________________
4.Age.______________________________________
5.Occupation.________________________________
6.Telephone Number._________________________
7.Present Country.___________________________
8.Short comment on our products. [optional]. _________
9.Fax [optional].____________________________
10.Email address.___________________________
==================================================================
Please you are to provide him with the above listed details as soon as
possible so he can begin with the processing of your prize winnings.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotional program.

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