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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:
  • "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.
  • +447024063361 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447031817786 (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.
  • irishlottowinner@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "sales@irishlotto.net" <irish@worldemail.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:34:47 -0700
Subject: REF NO: MELI-T/17-F045526263532


IRISH LOTTERY BOARD
11 G Lower Dorset Street, Dublin 1, Ireland.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF NO: MELI-T/17-F045526263532
Date 3oth September 2006
Visit website: www.irishlotto.net
LOTTO PLUS 1 RESULTS
03, 07, 12, 22, 26, 33, Bonus 29


Dear Prize Winner,
We are pleased to announce to you as one of the 6 lucky winners in the 'Irish
Lottery Board' lotto plus held on Sat 30 Sep 2006 - 9.48pm ,Visit website:
www.irishlotto.net. All 6 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch
of 40,000 international emails. Your email address emerged alongside 5 others as
a 3rd category winner in this month's draw.

Consequently, you have therefore been approved for total pay out of (€ 3
Million Euro) Three Million Euro only
The following particulars are attached to your lottery payment order:
(i)Winning numbers: 990-11-815-37-10-83
(ii) Email ticket number: 901-0148-790-691
(iii) Lotto Batch No. 13/FFP/LDL/037
(IV) File REF NO: MELI-T/17-F044262312
(v) Result:14, 22, 29, 33, 35, 39, Bonus 16
Lotto plus 2

"PLEASE NOTE!THAT THE ABOVE SHOULD BE CORRECTLY NOTED BY YOU AS IT WILL HELP IN
COMFIRMING YOUR WINNING FROM THE CLAIM OFFICER"

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with "IRISH LOTTERY CLAIMS DEPARTEMNT " insured in
your name. In your best interest and also to avoid mix up of numbers and names of
any kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from
public notice until the process of transferring your claims has been completed,
and your funds remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants/nonparticipants of
this program.

We also wish to bring to your notice our end of year (2004) high stakes where
you stand a chance of winning up to £12,00,000.00, we hope that with a part of
your prize you will participate.



CLAIMS PROCEDURES:
It is our standard practice to allocate accredited agents for the processing of
claims application. It is even more imperative for overseas winners. To begin
your claims therefore, you are advised as a matter of urgency, to contact the
under listed licensed and accredited claims agent for the processing of your
prize awards winning.
Please contact your claims agent immediately, to begin your claims process;

CLAIMS CONTACT AGENT:
Mr.Carl Jones
Email: irishlottowinner@myway.com
Tel +44 702-406-3361
+44-703-181-7786


You are to provide the assigned cliams agent with the under listed information
as soon as possible.
=====================================================================================================
APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM (Receipt Official Notification Letter)
------------------------------------------------------------------
[FULL NAME OF WINNER]............................
[FULL MAILING ADDRESS]...........................
[COUNTRY/ REGION]................................
[STATE/ PROVINCE]................................
[DATE OF BIRTH].........../......../.............
[SEX]....................[MARITAL STATUS]........
[OCCUPATION].....................................
[CURRENT E-MAIL].................................
[TEL/FAX]........................................

Please indicate "X" for the option you want your prize remitted to you. Listed
are the options of receiving prize payment.

1).CASH PICK UP IN ANY OF OUR PAYMENT CENTRES IN EUROPE(Ireland UK AND MADRID
SPAIN)[....]
2).SWIFT BANK TRANSFER(through our correspondence bankers, "REGENT BANK PLC
ALLOCATED BRANCH IN UK")[....]
3).CERTIFIED CHEQUE MADE OUT IN YOUR NAME COURIED TO YOU VIA OUR AFFILIATE
COURIER COMPANY TRANSUNIVERSAL COURIER COMPANY[....]

Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Linda Wilim.
LOTTERY COORDINATOR.
N.B:

1. All claims are nullified after 20 working days from today.
2. Your Ref number must be in all your mails with the claims officer.
3. Do inform the claims officer of any change of names or addresses.
4. Please do not reply to this email. Contact your claims agent.
**********************************************************************
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Note for security reason this email is strickly restricted from copy writters and
it should be highly confidential as it has to do with you alone as the Irish
Lottery Winner.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam