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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")
  • "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!

Fraud email example:

From: "British lottery" <britishlotto3@sympatico.ca>
Reply-To: johnclarke1_7@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 11:18:53 +0000
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF LUCKY WINNERS

 

        BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.

            

                                          

28 TANFIELD ROAD                              
CROYDON, LONDON.
Batch: 12/25/0340
Ref: BTL/101OXI/02 

                                   BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY 

                                                 NOTIFICATION DESK 

We happily announce to you the draw (#718) of the BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 20TH JANUARY 2006.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with  Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:

Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £500,000 (Five hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £2,000,000,00 shared amongst the first four (5) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.

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 bianually.

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 (five hundred thousand pounds sterling)  would be released to you by any of our courier department.Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him/her.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential 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 !!!

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent and provide him with the following details below:

1.  Name:
2.  Address:
3.  Marital Status:
4.  Occupation:
5.  Age:
6.  Sex:
7.  Nationality:
8.  Country Of Residence:
9.  Telephone Number (Country Code)-(Area Code)- Phone Number):
10  Cell Number:        (Country Code) - (Cell Phone Number):

11. Fax Number:
12. Draw Number above:
13. Annual income:
14. Payment Method  (Cheque / Draft):

15. Email Address:

 

MR. JOHN CLARKE

EMAIL: johnclarke1_7@yahoo.co.uk

 

 

Gabrielle and Darren Nash from Stevenage unwrapped the best Christmas present ever after netting the £15 million Lotto Superdraw jackpot on Christmas Eve.   Goodluck from me and members of staff of the BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.

 

    

Yours faithfully,

GREG STEWART (Mr.)

Director.International Promotions Unit,

                                                          
        

 

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