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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")
• 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.
  • glotto1@netscape.net
  • lottoagent1@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Govt. lotto Govt. lotto" <govtlotto.gglotto@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 22:28:19 +0300
Subject: Sawadee krap,


*The Government Lottery Office
Intramara Soi Sip Soung (12)
Sutthisan Sam-Saennai*
*Bangkok 10400*
*Thailand*
**
*Ref No:ZAR/NPO78/ZA2006*
*Batch No:2234/22322/B2-18

Dear,

We happily announce to you the Draw #(3-56-21-85-44 NPO 34)of the Government
Lottery held recently.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:342 67
33 38 7 43 64 with Serial number 8625/07 drew the lucky numbers 43-16-26-29
56 78 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd category
i.e:Thunderball Jackpot.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of THB10,000,000 **approximately US$250,000 only in cash credited to
file ZAR/6331-SDS2/06.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,corporate bodies and
individuals e-mails that are listed online.

This promotion takes place annually.Please note that your lucky winning
number falls within our International Booklet representative office here
in Thailand as indicated in your winning numbers.Your fund is now available
for claim.Due to the mix up of some numbers and email address,we request you
to quote your Reference and Batch numbers.We also advice you to keep this
award strictly from Public Notice until your claim has been processed.

In view of this, your THB10,000,000 would be released to you by our payment
office here in Thailand.To file for your claim,please contact our Claiming
Processing Office immediately;*
*FIDUCIARY AGENT,CLAIMS DEPARTMENT
GOVERNMENT LOTTERY OFFICE*
*MR. BENT DECLERK*
*TEL:+66-90590020*
*E-MAIL: glotto1@netscape.net,lottoagent1@netscape.net *
*WEBSITE:http://www.glo.or.th *
*For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice.Remember,all prize money must be claimed not later
than four Weeks after notice.After this date,all funds will be returned as
unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please remember
to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with our fiduciary agent.Furthermore,should there be any
change of your address,do inform our fiduciary agent as soon as possible.

Good luck from me and members of staff of the Government Lottery.*
**
*Sincerely,*
**
*Ms Oum Deaun Deaung*
*Promotions Manager*

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