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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims 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)
• 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.
  • +447031862253 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448709746719 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:13:59 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!! YOUR MAIL WON AWARD 2008.


//**

*PROMOTION BY LIVE COMPANIES*

*YOU’RE WINNING LOTTERY.*

COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW

SPORNSOR BY UK LIVE UNSIGNED.

HEAD OFFICE

Coors Brewers Limited, *
*130 High Street,*
*Burton-on-Trent,*
Staffordshire
DE14 1JZ *



THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE PROMOTION MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT



PRESTIGIOUS LOTTERY.

YOU HAVE WON ON THE COMPUTER BALLOT,



THE SUM OF *£820,000.00*

PLEASE CONTACT



(Mr. David Warner)



YOUR CLAIM AGENT ON THE BELOW DETAILS



FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT

From: The Office of Claiming Agent, London

Mayfair House

**14-13 Heddon Street*
*Mayfair*
*London*
*W1B 4DAP**

TEL +44 7031862253 FAX +44 8709746719.**

TEL +44 7031862253 FAX +44 8709746719.**

EMAIL: salot@live.com [mailto:salot@live.com]



(PRESTIGIOUS LOTTERY UK)



PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION





/London mail announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the ongoing UK Lottery Draw for the year, 2008. All 10 winning email addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 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 £820,000.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSANDBRITISH POUNDS ONLY )*

/This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies 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 London representative office, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of /*£820,000.00*/will be released to you from this regional branch office in London./



Note that your email address qualified for the draw, as a result of your visiting various websites we are running the e-business promotions for. You/Your Company email address, attached to ticket number 100-309-7482, with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers 7, 14, 20, 33, 38, 43 and Bonus number 5 and consequently YOU HAVE won in the Second Category.



Your winning Ticket is Number. S/A/N/LYour Serial Number. 754-77 *
*Your lucky draw Numbers are. 15, 16, 17, 18, 26, 46 Bonus Number 40 *
*Your INSURANCE Number: BBTHY/453L/GMSA



You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of *£820,000.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSANDBRITISH POUNDS ONLY).* in cash, which is the winning payout for the year 2008 category winners.



Please be informed that you have to contact your claiming agent on the necessary step to take for the claiming of the sum of *£820,000.00* is insured with your email address which won you this prize, therefore you should contact (PRESTIGIOUS LOTTERY) your agent and give them your full names so that they will re-insure your WINNING under your full names.



Please note that PRESTIGIOUS LOTTERY your paying agent, will invite you to their office in London for your immediate payment, you have to hurry up and contact them immediately. To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent immediately, Mr. David Warner Email:salot@live.com



NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers and other information provided above and below in every one of your correspondences with your claims agent.



REFERENCE NUMBER: LJM-S242-BLS-0955

BATCH NUMBER: 22G-BSY78-SAP77



1.*NAME IN FULL:................................*

/2. ADDRESS:...................................../

/3. NATIONALITY:................................./

/4. AGE:........................................./

/5. SEX........................................../

/6. OCCUPATION:................................../

/7. MARITAL STATUS:............................../

/8. PHONE......................................./

/9. FAX:......................................../

/10.WINNING REFERENCES:/



/E, TOTAL AMOUNT/

/WON...................................................../

*Ref No: ........................................**/
Batch No: ............................................
/Congratulations'' once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program. *



Sincerely,

/MR.NICK PIDALEY.// LIVE COMPANIES IN UK AWARD. *Copyright © 2008 LOTTERY
All rights reserved. Terms of Service Guideline
77635 476378 255667460* */THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSURED BY: LIVE COMPANIES LONDON AUTHORITY. AND SUPPORTED BY: (F餩ration Internationale de Football Association) FIFA SUPPORT /*/

//

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Lottery Draw Results
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