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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:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +447023055260 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "IRISH NATIONAL LOTTERY" <m_soft@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 12:41:37 +0000
Subject: NATIONAL IRISH LOTTERY INT.WINNING NOTIFICATION

From National Irish Lottery International
11 G Lower Dorset Street, Dublin 1,
Ireland.
Tel:+447023055260
Fax:+447092865464
Ref: NILIS/012/05

 

Dear Winner,

 

  Over the years the prestigious National Irish Lottery International has set out and sucessfully organised Draws on a daily,weekly,and annual basis. We have maintained a standard unrivaled in the industry as it concerns the pay out of winnings to sucessful participants.

 

  In line with the commemorating events marking our 10th year anniversary during this month we rolled out over €2,000.000.00(Two million Euros). Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts through patnerships and patronage. The selection was made via a cyber based draw system attaching personalised email addresses to ticket numbers.
 
  Your email address as indicated above was drawn and attached to Ticket Number 0389537498  with serial numbers NILIS/9080118308/03 and drew the lucky numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently won you €250,000.00 (Two Hundred and fifty Thousand Euros) as one of the 10 lucky winners in this draw. In this regard the entire lump sum of €250,000.00 (Two Hundred and fifty Thousand Euros) has been approved for Claims. This special commemorative lottery draws registered as Draw 1 was conducted in  Dublin 1,Ireland. the January 14th 2006.

 

   Accordingly you are directed by this Winning Notification to make contact with your designated agent Dr.Edwin Dunhill who shall by duty guide you through the process to claim your prize. To file for your claim, Contact your Fiduciary agent Dr.Edwin Dunhill via e-mail address admin@ggstakescompany.com and you will be responded to promptly. Ensure that you make contact stating  Your Name (in Full) as well as your Ticket and Serial Number as indicated in this winning Notification to avoid any form of delay in processing your claims.

 

I wish to on behalf of Members and Staff of the National Irish Lottery International congratulate you on your win and wish you the Best of luck as you spend your good fortune.
 
Thank you for being part of our commemorative 10th Anniversary Draws.

Sincerely,
Sir Arthur J.Keanan (MPE)
National Irish Lottery International

NB:
PLEASE NOTE! Any claim not made before twenty one(21) working days from date of notification will be considered as an indication of the winners intention to voluntarily forfeit his/her winnings.

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