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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:
  • "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!
• 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.
  • +442083287753
• 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.
  • nielbarry@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • nielbarry@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "neil barry" <neilbarry01@netscape.net>
Reply-To: nielbarry@netscape.net
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:23:57 +0100
Subject: winning notification

The National Lottery
P O BOX 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL.

Ref: LSUK/2041/8171/06
Batch: R3/A312-69
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw(#1052) of THE NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International Program held on Sat 11 March 06.Your e-mail
address gave you this lucky numbers: (01 25 26 27 39 49 37) which made
you a possible winner and subsequently won you one of the five
Jackpot
prizes. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of One million Five
Hundred United States Dollars ($1.500,000.00) in cash credited to file KTU/9024118308/03.This is from a total
cash prize of Fifty Five Million, only ( $55,000,000.00 ) shared
amongst the lucky winners in this category.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the
World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies email addresses that
are listed online. That is where your email-address was gotten from and
made you a possible winner. This promotion takes place weekly. 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 ($1,500,000.00 ) would be released to you by any of our
payment offices in Europe. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please quote your reference /batch numbers in any correspondences with us

or our designated agent.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
agent:neil barry
CITIBOND INTERNATIONAL LONDON,U.K
Email:nielbarry@netscape.net
Fax: +44-2083287753
NOTE: That the way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant
documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. You would be required to show
an instrument of identification when cashing your cheque i.e. Drivers
licence International passport. For security reasons, you are
advised to
keep your winning information confidential till your claims is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to
claim your prize. Congratulation from me and members of staff of THE
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
TERRY BRIGGS.
Online Co-ordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International
Program


The National Lottery
P O BOX 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL.

Ref: LSUK/2041/8171/06
Batch: R3/A312-69
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw(#1052) of THE NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International Program held on Sat 11 March 06.Your e-mail
address gave you this lucky numbers: (01 25 26 27 39 49 37) which made
you a possible winner and subsequently won you one of the five
Jackpot
prizes. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of One million Five
Hundred United States Dollars ($1.500,000.00) in cash credited to file KTU/9024118308/03.This is from a total
cash prize of Fifty Five Million, only ( $55,000,000.00 ) shared
amongst the lucky winners in this category.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the
World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies email addresses that
are listed online. That is where your email-address was gotten from and
made you a possible winner. This promotion takes place weekly. 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 ($1,500,000.00 ) would be released to you by any of our
payment offices in Europe. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please quote your reference /batch numbers in any correspondences with us

or our designated agent.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
agent:neil barry
CITIBOND INTERNATIONAL LONDON,U.K
Email:nielbarry@netscape.net
Fax: +44-2083287753
NOTE: That the way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant
documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. You would be required to show
an instrument of identification when cashing your cheque i.e. Drivers
licence International passport. For security reasons, you are
advised to
keep your winning information confidential till your claims is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to
claim your prize. Congratulation from me and members of staff of THE
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
TERRY BRIGGS.
Online Co-ordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International
Program

Anti-fraud resources:

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