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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:
  • "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.
  • +447040113854 (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.
  • mkpeters220@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "paul white" <ukresultlotter2006@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 09:54:27 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU ARE A LUCKY WINNER

UK-STAKE NATIONAL LOTTERY                                                                            
184 WESTING FIELD DRIVE,S.W 4TH,
P.O.BOX 1010
LIVERPOOL,
UNITED KINGDOM.
Ref: UK/9410R2/03
Batch: 12/28/DEM32
                                               CONGRATULATIONS!!!                                                 

                                                                                       

 

We  announce to you the draw (#938) of the UK Stake draw/Promotions held today the 18th day of January 2006  in Liverpool UK, THE UNITED KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES, Your email address was attached to ticket number 36475600545-187UK, with serial number 9318/14  drew The lucky numbers 18-06-20-14-64-11-05, and consequently Won you the lottery in the 2ND category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay Of 500,000.00 British Pounds(GBP) in cash credited to file REF NO. Ref: UK/9410R2/03. This is from total prize money Of 2,000,000.00 British Pounds(GBP) shared among the four International winners in this category.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Website through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies as part of International Promotions Programme, which is conducted annually. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your 500,000.00 British Pounds(GBP)  will be released to you by our preferred payment center in London.
Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the Release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming
and unwarranted abuse of this programme by some unscrupulous people.Please be warned.
As part of the lottery programme, to avoid Double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants Of this programme.Your prize is deposited safely with a  security Banking firm here in England.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary claim Agent;
Dr. Michael Peters
TeL:(+44)-7040113854
Fax:(+44)-8701220910
Email: mkpeters220@sify.com

Claim/agent incharge.
UK-STAKE NATIONAL LOTTERY
For due processing and remittance of your prize Money, please remember to quote your Reference and batch numbers in every one of your Correspondences with your agent.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than the 25th of February 2006.
After this date, all funds will Be returned as unclaimed.Furthermore, should there be any Change of your address; do inform your claims agent As soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank You for being part
of our
promotional lottery programme.
Sincerely,
Dr Paul White
Zonal Co-ordinator

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