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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "hundred thousand u.s dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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 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.
  • robert_b0z@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "INFORMATION DEPERTMENT OFFICE" <info_office_02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: robert_b0z@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:30:55 +0100
Subject: LOTTO PROMO

CASH-OUT LOTTO BV
CASH-OUT PLAZA, SUITE 1102A
AMSTERDAM ZUID-OOST
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.

Date:05/11/2005  
Ref: ILP/HW 47509/02
Batch:05/763638/IPD
Winning no: 11 13 26 34 44 48

                                                    

 

 

                                  CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 

 

 

Dear friend

We are delighted to inform you of  the result of the E-mail address ballot lottery draw of the Australian cash-out lotto bv international programme,which took place on the 29th of 0ctober 2005.This is a computer generated lottery of Internet users using email addresses for draws.

This lotto draw is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses from different World Wide Web(www)sites.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 275-189-657-23-05 with Serial number 8756-05 drew the lucky numbers  and bonus ball number which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of  US$200,000.00 (TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref:ILP/HW 47509/02.

This is from the total cash prize of US$2,000,000 Million Dollars,shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.All participant were selected randomly through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada,Australia,United States,Asia,Europe,Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions programme which is conducted annually.This Lottery is being promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of Multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.

Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our European representative office in Amsterdam,Holland,as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$200,000.00 will be released to you from the regional branch office in LONDON.

We hope with part of your prize,you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

 

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE,YOU HAVE TO FILL THE FORM BELOW TO ENABLE US HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT YOU,AND ALSO TO  OFFICIALLY VERIFY AND ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR WINNING.
ON THE RECIEPT OF YOUR CORRECTLY FILLED FORM,YOUR AGENT WILL THEN DIRECT YOU TO THE APPROVED PAYING BANK,FOR THE PAYMENT OF YOUR PRIZE MONEY.
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU DON'T DELAY ON THIS SO AS TO MEET UP WITH THE GIVEN DEADLINE FOR THE CLAIM OF YOUR PRIZE MONEY.
SIMPLY CONTACT YOUR AGENT   REVEREND     PHILLIP COLE AT EMAIL......

....(robert_b0z@yahoo.com)

LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT.

FULLNAME.................................................
DATE OF BIRTH..................................
ADDRESS..................................................
SEX.........................
AGE..................................

NATIONALITY...........................................
OCCUPATION...........................................
TELEPHONE..........................................

EMAIL.................................................
DATE......................................................
SIGNATURE...........................................

WINNER'S REF/BATCH NO...........................APPROVED FOR PAYMENT.

 

For security reasons,we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize money remitted/released to you.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this programme by some unscrupulous elements,equally to guard against non participant or unofficial personnel taking undue advantage of this programme,Note that,all winnings MUST be claimed by a STIPULATED TIME;otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually be reabsorbed into our next lucky dip sweepstakes.
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
 
Best Regards
Barr Robert Basil
(co-ordinator)

 

Yours in service,

                         
Mrs. Grace Karimu

Executive Co-ordinator(australian Lottery Inc).

Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive), Mr. Michael Cole (Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman).

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS OFFICE,MAKE SURE YOU CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT ABOVE.ALSO MAKE SURE YOU SEND DOWN YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION.

ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.EQUALLY,NOTEWORTHY IS THE REGULATION THAT PEOPLE BELOW EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE ARE INELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE.

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