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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:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • +448704789627 (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.
  • claims_tony@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "IRISH NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION" <irish_promotion06@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 19:26:32 +0000
Subject: IRISH LOTTERY 2006 PROMOTION **CLAIM YOUR PRIZE**

IRISH NATIONAL LOTTERY

2006 PROMOTION

IRISH GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED
IRISH WEB LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF
(Registration Z720633X).

The Irish Lottery
47 Meadow Vale,
Sligo, Ireland.
Ref: FBUK/2078/3467/94
Batch: AC/A318-58

AWARD NOTIFICATION;FINAL NOTICE

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are happily announce to you the draw (1032) of the UK IRISH LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on on Wenesday 27TH January 2006. It is yet to be unclaimed and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION as regards this. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475612545 187, Serial Number: 5368/03 drew the lucky numbers: 11, 19, 25, 33, 34, 42, Bonus 28 (Bonus no.28), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 6 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £230,563.00( Two Hundred And Thirty Thousand, Five Hundred And Sixty Three Pounds Sterling's) in cash credited to fileKTU/9023118308/07. This is from a total cash prize of £461,126.00(Four Hundred And Sixty One Thousand, One Hundred And Twenty Six, pounds sterling), was approved for the two(2) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 6 .All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place first month of every year.

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

The internet emailing idea was used, since most people are not able to purchase tickets and play outside the UK. We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential and as a secreat till your claim 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 program.

Please be Warned!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be using National Lottery addresses, but are not from The National Lottery.

 

To file for your claim, please contact our fudiciary agent:

Please contact Your Claims Agent:
Contact Person: Mr. Cole Larry
Email:claims_tony@yahoo.co.uk

Fax: +44 870 478 9627

 

Endeavour to email him the following form which you are to fill so as to verify your claim.

 

1. FULL NAMES:_______________________________________________________

2. DATE OF BIRTH________________________________________

3. SEX:_________________________

4. MARITAL STATUS:_____________________________________

5.CONTACT ADDRESS:_____________________________________________

6.COUNTRY:

7.TELEPHONE NUMBER:___________________

8.OCCUPATION:_________________________________

9.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF

COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:_______________________________________

10.WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS:______________________________________

11.WINNING NUMBER:____________________________________________

12.SERIAL NUMBER: _____________________________________

13.TICKET NUMBER:_____________________________________

14.AMOUNT WON:_____________________________________

15.HOW DO YOU FEEL AS WINNER :_____________________________________

 

METHOD TO CLAIM PRIZE

(Select below the prefer method to claim your winning priize)

(i) BANK TRANSFER (BANK WIRE)

(ii) ISSUE A CHEQUE AND DELIVER TO YOU VIA A COURIER SERVICE

(iii) COME TO OUR OFFICE IN UK TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE

Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE IRISH LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Susan Moore

Online coordinator for THE IRISH LOTTERY Sweepstakes International Program

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