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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +447040121404 (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.
  • barclays_fp@swissmail.net

Fraud email example:

From: "bfp_uklotto@terra.es" <bfp_uklotto@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 08:16:21 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: congratulations!!! you have emerged as the 5th winner of our
lottery promo.Read below:























Barclays Foundation Promo

Draw Number 309 With
Lucky numbers Star No.




Barclays Foundation Promo
62 High Street
Cosham
Portsmouth
Hants
PO6 3DB
UNITED KINGDOM
(Claims Disbursement Department)

Ref: BFP/6680J11/53
Batch: 066/89/WD237
Draw Number: 309

Dear Winner,
WINNING NOTIFICATION
>From the desk of the Co-ordinator, the BARCLAYS FOUNDATION PROMO, happily announce draw No. 309 of her online Sweepstakes International program held on Tuesday the 27th of June, 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 830541232 927 with Serial number 29-88971 drew the lucky numbers: 01-04-0525-34-49 with Star Number 05, which subsequently won you the Jackpot of the Lottery in the 9th hole.

With this, You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £2,580,000 (Two Million, Five hundred and Eighty thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file BFP/830541232 927. This is from a total cash prize of £46,440,000 {Forty-six Million, Four Hundred and Forty Thousand Pounds Sterling} shared among the (18) lucky winners in this category i.e 9th hole.

You and other participants for the online version have been 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 with winners notified via Certified Email.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe. In view of this, your £2,580,000 (Two Million, Five hundred and Eighty thousand pounds sterling) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.

HOW TO CLAIM

You can claim your prize from any Barclays Foundation Promo On-Line AGENT upon presentation of this email. The AGENT will validate your EMAIL and allow you to check the validation slip if requested. Check it against the amount paid out and return it to the Board.

Be warned that, for security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims are processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. To file for your claim, please contact the Fiduciary Agent you are attached to
below:

Name: Liam Atkins (Mr)

Email: barclays_fp@swissmail.net

Tel: +447040121404

Regards from me and members of staff of the BARCLAYS FOUNDATION PROMO

Best of luck,
Sandy Anders (Mrs)
Online coordinator for BARCLAYS FOUNDATION PROMO
Sweepstakes International Program
copyright. 2006

PLEASE, FILL IN YOUR DETAILS IN THE FORM BELOW AND SEND TO YOUR AGENT:

Name: Liam Atkins

Email: barclays_fp@swissmail.net

Tel: +447040121404


CLAIMS PROCESSING FORM

1.FULL NAMES: _____________________________________________________

2.ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________

3.EMAIL ADDRESS:___________________________________________________

4.SEX: ______________________________________________________________

5.AGE:______________________________________________________________

6.MARITAL STATUS:__________________________________________________

7.OCCUPATION: _____________________________________________________

8.E-MAIL ADDRESS: _________________________________________________


9.TELEPHONE NUMBER:______________________________________________

FAX NUMBER: _____________________________________________________

10.LOTTO NUMBER:__ B. DRAW NUMBER: _______________________________

11.TICKET NUMBER: __________________________________________________

12.SERIAL NUMBER: __________________________________________________

13.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL_________________________

14 .COUNTRY : ________________________________________________________

15 .AMOUNT WON: _____________________________________________________

16. DATE OF LOTTERY DRAWS: __________________________________________

Upon receipt of the duly requested data, I will send you the contact information of the payment office so you can proceed with effecting the release of your claim. PLEASE REPLY TO THIS E-MAIL barclays_fp@swissmail.net You can call me on +447040121404

Warm Regards,

Mr Liam Atkins.
Fiduciary Agent
Barclays Foundation Promo
62 High Street
Cosham
Portsmouth
Hants
PO6 3DB






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