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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:

• 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.
  • +447031930085 (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.
  • santosmiguel_agent@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "santos miguel" <santosmiguel_agent@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 20:41:34 +0000
Subject: this is your form to fill

Attn:Tarek h. s. Ismail


Congratulations,You have emerged the 2005 ACCULOTTO.COM promotions award
winner of our yearly car give away promotions.Your email which drew the
winning
number, was selected via our E-games Random Selection System
(ERSS).Therefore was not in error as you thought.Thereby awarding you a sum
of £1,000,000.00
{ONE MILLION POUND STERLING)


All participants were selected through an exclusive 3-point
triangulation system to generate YOUR lucky lottery numbers.
Most recently this foundation set up the NEW LOTTERY SCHEME .We use
an incredible 3-Point Triangulation System that generates the most
accurate,personalized lucky numbers using AccuLotto system.By doing
this the foundation seek to encourage the use of Internet for academic
and business pursuits. Its major aim is to promote music,theater,art,
literature,
projects in the social and political arena with a focus on health, with the
issue of scourge of HIV being an underlining tool,
as well as science, research,and higher education.



To begin your claims therefore, you are advised as matter of urgency,
to fill the form below immediately to commence the process to
facilitate the release of your fund.



The UK ACCULOTTO.COM
PAYMENT/PROCESSING OFFICE
1-3 Leinster Gardens, London W2 6DP
LONDON, UK.
contact Agent:Mr Santos Miguel
Email:santosmiguel_agent@hotmail.com.
Telephone:+44 7031930085.

LOTTERY PAYMENT APPLICATION FORM
(To be completed by lottery winner only)
1. Ticket Number: ___________________________________________
2. Reference Number: ________________________________________
3. Batch Number: ____________________________________________
4. First Name: ______________________________________________
5. Last Name: _______________________________________________
6. Home Address: ____________________________________________
7. Town/City: _______________________________________________
8. Post Code: ________________________________________________
9. Country: __________________________________________________
10. NATIONALITY:______________________________________________
11.MODE OF PAYMENT:BY CHEQUE____________:BY BANK T/T:_________
12. Telephone (Home): ________________________________________
13. Mobile: __________________________________________________
14. Fax (Private): ___________________________________________
15. Fax (Office): ____________________________________________
16. Email Address: ___________________________________________
17. Date of Birth: ___________________________________________
18. Occupations: __ __________________________________________
19. Gender: __________________________________________________
20. Marital Status: __ _______________________________________
21.International Passport/National ID Card:___________________
I __ __________________________ hereby declare that the above information is
true

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