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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:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million dollars" (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.
  • +447045795154 (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.
  • agentbenjyair001@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:17:46 -0400
Subject: THE UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY .


THE UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY P O BOX 1010 LIVERPOOL, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM (Customer Services) Ref No: UK/9420X2/68 Batch No: 074/05/ZY369 Date:30-09-2008 Attention;Winner, We are pleased to inform you of the result of The Uk National Lottery Email online Program held in Bangkok Thailand has been released.Your Email address attached to ticket number 5-4-3-2-1-0 with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers:#GHDJ487304JD9W which consequently won YOU the lottery Price in the First category. You are therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of $4.1musd(FOUR MILLION,ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR)credited to file EAASL/941OYI/02/STXN. This is from a total cash prize of $60 Million Dollars shared amongst the first fifty (50) lucky winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names and email addresses from all continent of the world as part of our international promotions program which we conduct every Quarter of the year. To begin your claim,please contact your claims agent: Mr.Raja Benjyair Claims Agent Asian District Bangkok Thailand. Tel:+447045795154. Email: agentbenjyair001@yahoo.com.hk Your claims agent will assist you in the processing for the remittance of your prize funds pending your choice of payment.Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than One month of this announcement. After this date all funds will be returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please endeavor to quote your Reference (TNL/776/05/EGS)Batch numbers (02/01/0078)and your lucky numbers(#GHDJ487304JD9W) in every correspondence with your agent. Furthermore,should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program. Yours faithfully, Mr.Cleopatra Jones. Promotions Manager THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Anti-fraud resources:

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