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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.
• 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.
  • +447040119096 (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.
  • bintlotto@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: uklottointn@aim.com
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 19:05:00 -0400
Subject: LOTTERY WINNINGS VERIFICATION FORM


Batch: 12/25/0340
Ref: BIL/101OXI/02
JAMES ANDERSON.
BIL ONLINE FIDUCIARY.
PHONE:+44 704 011 9096
FAX:+44 20 7900 6679
EMAIL: bintlotto@netscape.net






This form is valid for only those who have won the British INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY Fill in the required fields in the space provided below. No field should be left blank, because your particulars are needed for record purposes.
NOTE : IT IS REQUIRED YOU CLICK THE REPLY BUTTON BEFORE FILLING OUT THIS FORM, AS ALL INPUTED DATA MAY BE LOST UPON OUR RECEPTION. IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR BROWSER SETTING DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM e.g html program, YOU ARE TO SEND THE REQUIRED DATA IN PLAIN TEXT FORMAT.
Please fill in the appropriate information in the space below:
CLAIMS VERIFICATION FORM
WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA
First Name.: *
Middle Name.:
Last Name.: *

Gender.: MaleFemale

Month Of Birth.: MonthJanuaryFebuaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberDay: Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031Year:

Marital Status.: SingleMarriedDivorced
Nationality.: *
Religion.:
Occupation.:

Address 1.: *
Address 2.:
City.: *
State/Province.: *
Zip Code.: *

Mobile phone No.: *
House Phone No.: *
Fax No.:
Email Address.: * eg. username@domainname.com

WINNING INFORMATION
Batch Number.: *
Serial Number.: *
Refrence Number.: *

This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is a valid particulars of me. Yes: No:





BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
Thanks.
JAMES ANDERSON




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