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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")
• 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.
  • +447040106513 (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.
  • cashpoint_financeukltd@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "louis mcclean" <uklottopromotion03@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 06:18:44 +0000
Subject: winning notification

Batch No: WD18/0065/05RN
Our Ref: UKNL/255457004/05
Our Ref: UK-NL/0627/05

Dear our treasured lucky winner,

RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION
The UK NATIONAL LOTTO is pleased to notify you of the release today as dated
of the"UK's National Lottery International Promotions programme held on
friday the 7th,of october ,2005.

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand Middle-East,
Africa, and North & South America as part of our international promotions
programme conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas
entries.

We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent
lottery jackpots.

The result of our computer draw 844 of this day selected your names and
email address attached to Ticket Number 034-22478556 with serial number 129
drew the lucky number 16-25-27-32-35-43-42 which consequently won the
lottery grand prize awards in the 2nd category.

Therefore, you have been approved a lottory jackpot lump sum prize awards
winning of £3,950,280.00 (Three Million, Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand,
Two Hundred and Eighty Pounds Sterling Only) in cash prize credited to file
Ref. No: UKNL/255457004/05. This is from the total prize of £18,486,220. 00
(Eighteen Million, Two Hundred and Eighty Six Thousand, Two Hundred and
Twenty Pounds Sterlings) shared among the Thirty Eight overseas lucky
winners in this category as part of our promotional programme for this year
2005. This is your opportunity!

Your prize awards has been insured in your names and ready for claim.
To begin your claims therefore, you are advised on final notice and as a
matter of urgency, to contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for
Overseas Lottery Winners for the processing of your prize awards winning and
payment to your designated bank account after all statutory obligations have
been concluded satisfactorily. Contact thus:

Financial Director,
CASH POINT FINANCE UK LTD

A reputable finance firm in the U.K
Due to mixed up in some numbers and names and for the purpose of
confidentiality, be advised to keep this award notification as secret from
public notice until your claim has been processed and your prize money
remitted to your designated bank account as this is part of precautionary
measures to avoid double claim or misuse of this program by some social
miscreants.

Hence, your prize awards winning is confidential as our winners are at
liberty to remain completely anonymous until payment is effected to the
benefit of the beneficiary. Our staffs are sworn to secrecy, so you will be
the only one to know what you've won hence, this notification via this
medium (EMAIL) to avoid interception of official letters.

On a final note, you are advised to begin your claim immediately hence, all
prizes awards must be claimed and disbursed within 20days of this
notification as elapse of the scheduled "End of
Claim" date will authorized funds withholding for redirection as abandoned/
unclaimed without notice.

Note: To enhance the processing of your claim by our accredited claim
agent,you are advised to officially introduce yourself to the claim agent
and also provide them with your valid means of your personal identification
with a copy of this awards notification for references.

CONGRATULATIONS !!!
please contact your claims agent immediately to begin your claims process;

FINANCIAL DIRECTOR
AMBROSE COLE
CASH POINT FINANCE UK LTD
TELEPHONE NUMBER: +447040106513
FAX NUMBER: +448701315489
EMAIL ADDRESS : cashpoint_financeukltd@yahoo.co.uk


Sincerely,
Mr. Charles Louis Mcclean,
Director.
International Promotions Unit,
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
Units 2A&2B,
Olympic Way,
Sefton Business Park,
Aintree Liverpool,
L30 1RD.
United Kingdom

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