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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +447024062519 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: BRTISH LOTTERY PROMO <eliz@elizspencer.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:54:42 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE WON!!!



BRITISH LOTTERY (HEADQUARTERS)
The Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM.

Date: 26th of September 2006.

REF NUMBER: BTL/491OXI/04
BATCH NUMBER: 12/25/0304
TICKET NUMBER: 564/75600545/188

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the British Lottery
International programs held on the 22th of September 2006 in London.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545-188 with
serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7, which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred thousand, United States Dollars) in cash credited to file RPC/9080118308/04 made available from a total cash prize of US $125 Million dollars, shared amongst the first Fifty (50) lucky winners in this category.
All participants were selected randomly from world wide web sites
through a computer drawn system and extracted from over 100,000
companies.

This promotion takes place annually.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In
view of this, your US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred thousand,
United States Dollars) would be released to you by our affiliate bank
in London as soon as you establish contact our accredited agent for your
winnings.
Mr. Peter Andason.
UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY CLAIMS AGENT.
BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY SECURITY AGENCY.
E-mail: mailagent@openbg.com
Tel:+447024062519
Tel:+447031862417
Tel:+447024095301

He is your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of
your winnings to you. YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS A-90237-Y067/U4
(keep personal) Remember, your winnings must be claimed not later than
(20th of September 2006) In other to file for your claim,you have to Contact your Lottery Agent with the following information and fill out this form;

1.YOUR FULL NAMES:.............................................

2.SEX:...............................................................

3.AGE................................................................
3.YOUR ADDRESS:...................................................
4.YOUR COUNTRY:...................................................

5.NATIONALITY........................................................
6.YOUR FAX:............................................................
7.HOME PHONE NUMBER :.......................................
8.MOBILE PHONE NUMBER.......................................

9.OCCUPATION:........................................................

Our Lottery agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to
establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented above
citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter.

Please note that you are to select between this two optionsfor the
delivery or transfer of your winnings to you.

a) DELIVERY OF CHEQUE VIA COURIER:

(b)CONTACT THE TRANSFERRING BANK & TRANSFER OF YOUR WINNINGS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR HOME COUNTRY:

Choose one of the options and inform your agent about this option.
Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and
press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so
desire.
Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality
until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with
fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.
Due to mixed up of some names and addresses,we ask that you keep this
award personal, till your claims has been processed and your funds
remitted to you.This is part of our security measures to avoid double
claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other
participants or impersonators.



Goodluck from me and the entire staff of the UK LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Eliz Spencer
Online coordinator for BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
Copyright ) 1994-2006 The BRITISH National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines

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