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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:
  • "million 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.
  • +447031929967 (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.
  • officepayoutlottery@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: officepayoutlottery@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:51:01 GMT
Subject: NATIONAL LOTTERY




REF: UK/4910X1/07
BATCH: 12/25/0304
Attn:Sir/Madam

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on the 13th of October 2008, Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 8603775966738 with serial number 5368/02,batch number 151085135,lottery ref number 6376527711 and drew lucky numbers 4-9-17-36-44-78 which consequently won in the 1st category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1.500,000.00 pounds (One Million, Five Hundred Thousand pounds Stering in cash.)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 40,000 company and 20,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place every year. This lottery was promoted and sponsored by Association
of software producers. we hope with part of your winning,you will take part in our next year 20 million pounds international lottery.
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To file for your claim, please fill the enclosed form and send it by email to out lottery paying officer for the processing for your claim with the informatin below:
Mr.Chris Brown,
Remittance Director,
TEL NO +447031929967
EMAIL:officepayoutlottery@yahoo.co.uk
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BENEFICIARY FIRST NAME:BENEFICIARY LAST NAME:
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:
TEL. NUMBER:
FAX NUMBER:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
NEXT OF KIN NAME AND ADDRESS:
AMOUNT WON:
BATCH NUMBER:
REFERENCE N:
OCCUPATION:
MARITAL STATUS:
SEX:

DECLARATION:
I......................HEREBY DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATA ARE TRUE. IN CASE OF ANY UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCE, MY NEXT OF KIN HAS THE RIGHT TO CLAIM MYTOTAL WINNINGS.(OVERSEAS

SUBSCRIBERS AGENT) SHALL ACT AS MY AGENT IN FACILITATING THETRANSFER OF THE TOTAL FUND TO ME. DATE:

Yours faithfully,
MRS ROSE WOODS
Online Coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam