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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:
  • "million british pounds" (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)
  • "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.
  • +447031904643 (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.
  • notification@yahoo.co.uk
  • newman_stone@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?uklottery?= <uklottery_2006_notification@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: newman_stone@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 11:59:32 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: uklottery_2006_notification@yahoo.co.uk

UK OVERSEAS LOTTERY NOTIFICATION

P O Box 1010,

Liverpool, L70 1NL

UNITED KINGDOM

(Customer Services)

Batch No: WD18/0105/05RN

Your Ref: UKNL/255457014/05

Our Ref: UK-NL/0717/05












UK OVERSEAS LOTTERY NOTIFICATION





Dear Lucky Winner,





FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION.




We are pleased to notify you officially of the result of the Lottery programs held on the 27th of May 2006 as part of our promotional Olympic programs for the year 2010. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 77007742781005-18721 with reference number 414-3721060 drew winning numbers 02-10-30-36-37-43-29 and credited to batch number 121cfc, which consequently won in the 3rd category via our electronic ticket as stated above. You have therefore been approved for a pay out of £1,000,000.00 (One Million british Pounds Sterlings).




THE PROGRAM WAS HELD BY THE BIGBIG LOTTO THE LEADING LOTTERY ORGANISATION WORLDWIDE IN ASSOCIATION WITH OINK WEBSITE UNITED KINGDOM.

OUR COMPUTER BALLOT QUALIFIED YOU AS ONE OF THE WINNERS OF THE SUM OF

£ 1,000,000.00

(ONE MILLION POUND STERLINGS)



We also advice that you keep your winning information very confidential as our security policy demands to avoid double claims/impersonation and unwarranted abuse of this program by some individuals. All participants were selected through a random computer ballot system drawn from over 800,000 company and 1,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.



Please NOTE that this program is being sponsored by the

LONDON

OLYMPIC HOSTING COMMITTEE under the supervision of the THE BIGBIG LOTTO AND THE OINK WEBSITE, to create awareness for the WORLD OLYMPIC GAMES

TAKING PLACE

IN

LONDON IN THE YEAR 2010

.



To file for your claim, please fill the attached form and send it to officer in charge of the Verification Department



Dr newman stone



Email address: newman_stone@yahoo.co.uk

Telephone Number:+447031904643



Sincerely yours,



Mrs. SOPHIE ANDERSON

Director. International Lottery Unit,

THE BIGBIG LOTTERY AND OINK COMPANY,

UNITED KINGDOM







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APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM FORM - E



[FULL NAME OF

WINNER]...........................................................................................

ADDRESS].......................................................................................



[COUNTRY/ REGION].....................................................................

[STATE]............................................................................................



[DATE OF BIRTH].........../.............../................. [SEX].......... .........



[OCCUPATION]................................................................................



[CURRENT EMAIL]..........................................................................

[TEL/FAX]..................................[MOBILE].......................................................



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WINNING INFORMATION

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

[TICKET NUMBER]..................................................................................................



[YOUR REF NUMBER].............................................................................................



[PRIZE WON]............................................................................................................

[DATE]..................................

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CLAIMANT SIGNATORY DECLARATION


I ..................................... Declare as the lotto prizewinner that all information I have provided for my winning claims is true and correct information of myself. I agree with the OVERSEAS INTERNATIONAL lottery policy and regulation in line with my lottery claims.

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Please indicate (X) for the option you want your prize remitted to you.

Listed below is our payment modalities and option of payment.


(1) TRAVELLING TO THE UK FOR PRIZE COLLECTION:

[ ]

(2) BY COURIER DELIVERY OF YOUR PRIZE CHEQUE:

[ ]



Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality and press anonymity. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims.



CONGRATULATIONS!!!

- uklottery

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