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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:

• 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 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.
  • +44731918067

Fraud email example:

From: MRS SANDRA PAUL <sandra_006@list.ru>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 04:09:44 +0400
Subject: HELLO


UK ONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK.GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!
UKONLINE?INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X). Date: 21th Jenuary 2006 National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X/05
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw (#978) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 18th June ,2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 5647560054 188 with Serial number 5368/02 jack pot lotto winners drew the lucky numbers:(-02-06-21-34-35-49-(46-)"bonus no 46. which subsequently won"you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of &pound;250.000 (two hundred and fifty thousand pound sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03 in a total sum of &pound;1,000,000 (one million pounds sterlings) lotto jackpot shared amongst the first four (4) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus! Bonus with percentage 16.9% .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, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.Please note t
hat your lucky winning number falls within our London booklet representative office in London as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your &pound;250,000 (two hundred and fifty thousand pound sterling) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in London.Our fiduciary agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your moneyremitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part! of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned. For payment, please do provide with the following informations: And send to our Fiduciary Agent. 1.YOUR FULLNAME:.................................................
2.YOUR SEX:............................................................
3.YOUR ADDRESS:...................................................4.YOUR COUNTRY:...................................................
5.YOUR FAX:............................................................
6.PHONE NUMBER :.................................................
7.YOUR OCCUPATION:.............................................
8.YOUR COMPANY'S NAME:.....................................
9.YOUR AGE:............................................................
10.YOUR REF NUMBER:.............................................. Mr WHITE PINFILDEmail: lotto_pinfildwhite@yahoo.comPHONE: +44731918067 CONGRATULATIONS from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
SANDRA PAULOnline coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program
NATIONAL LOTTERY SANDRA PAUL
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