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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447031941246 (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.
  • elkanjnr2006@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UK LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL UK LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL <infolotteryinternationaluk01@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 11:33:33 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: HAVE A NICE DAY(CONGRATULATION)


PRIME LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY PROMOTION
Customer Service
17-19 cole Street,
baines Middlesex TW18 4TP
United Kingdom.
Ref: UK/7146x4/99
Batch: Batch: 042/02xa192
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today 2nd November,2005
of winners of the International Prime Lottery promotion . You /your company's e-mail address, attached to ticket number 5368/02,with serial number 56475600545188 drew the Winning numbers 19-6-26-17-35-7, and consequently won in category C (third category).You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of US$2.500.000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO. REF: PLI/4080318306/04. This is from total prize money of US$15,000,000.00 shared among the six(6)international winners in the category C. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 30,000 names from Australia, New Zealand,America,Asia, Europe,USA and North America as part our International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a Finance and Security House and insured in your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming. We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of year mega/ high stakes US$1.3 billion International lotto.To begin your claim, please contact your claims officer immediately:
BARRISTER ELKAN JOHN
phone number:+447031941246.
Email:elkanjnr2006@yahoo.co.uk

Provide him with the information below:
1.Name:..............................................................................
2.Address:..........................................................................
3.Marital Status:..................................................................
4.Occupation:.......................................................................
5.Age:....................................................................................
6.Sex:.....................................................................................
7.Nationality:.........................................................................
8.Country Of Residence:........................................................
9.Telephone Number:............................................................
10.Fax Number:......................................................................
11.Draw Number above:..........................................................
12.company/brief description:................................................
13.Annual Income:..................................................................
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claims officer not later than 2 (two) weeks after this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.All correspondences to BARRISTER ELKAN JNR, by email,should have this email sent along with it and also, your email address to which this email is sent, should be clearly and boldly written in your response.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference number in every one of your correspondences with your officer. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims officer as soon as possible.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18! is automatically disqualified..Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Yours Sincerely,
DR COLLINS MACDONALD
The Director Promotions,
Prime Lottery International UK.




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