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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 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")
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +4407031910970
• 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.
  • osalotteries34@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • prizeclaimsagent@stalag13.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?osa=20lotteries?= <osalotteries34@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: prizeclaimsagent@stalag13.com
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 16:01:27 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: osalotteries34@yahoo.co.uk

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,




3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,


Aintree, Liverpool , L30 1RD

REF: UKL/74-A0802742005


OSA LOTTERY RESULTS & PAYOUTS


AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE



We are pleased to inform you of the announcement on 16th March, 2006,

of winners of the UK LOTTO / INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 6th March, as part of our yearly bonanza.


You or your company, attached to ticket number 22-1356-4096-988, with

serial number 3187-17 drew the lucky numbers 12-13-21-26-32-39

Bonus-17,



and consequently won the lottery in the "A" category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of GBP 4,459,670.00 in cash credited to file REF NO. REF: UKL/74-A0802742005.

This is from total prize money of GBP 8,919,340.00 shared among the TWO (2)

international winners in this category. All participants were selected

through a computer balloting system drawn from 30,000 names from Middle

East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe and North America and Oceania as

part our International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.


CONGRATULATIONS!


Your fund is now deposited with our affiliate bank. 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 or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of

year high stakes GBP 1.7 billion International Lottery.


To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent;


Mr. Fred Martin

Overseas Subscribers Agents,

prizeclaimsagent@stalag13.com

Tel: +44 (0) 703-191-0970




He will brief you on steps to be taken for due processing and remittance of your prize money. Remember, you must contact him using

his mailing address not later than two weeks after this date or funds will be

returned as unclaimed.


NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please

remember to quote your reference number in every one of your

correspondences.


Ticket number: 22-1356-4096-98

Serial number: A069-07

Lucky numbers: 12-13-21-26-32-39 Bonus-17

File REF NO. UKL/74-A0802742005

BATCH: 2005UKL-01


Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part

of our promotions program.

Sincerely,


Mrs. MARILYN LEIGH,

THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY


N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the Winners will

result to disqualification. Any winner below the age of 18years is

automatically disqualified.

NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims officer

immediately.



- osa lotteries

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