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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")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +447031907314 (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.
  • claimofficer_zone01@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "blue fountain" <bluefountain_06@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 22:31:16 +0000
Subject: UK LOTTERY NOTIFICATION DESK

 

 

 

   

P.O.Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

                               UK LOTTERY NOTIFICATION DESK

We happily announce to you the draw of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 11th of July, 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:3-18-25-29-31-43 (JACKPOT) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category .

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of of 1.528, 000.00 pds(One million, five hundred and twenty eight thousand pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of? 15,949,880.00 shared amongst the several lucky winners in this category.

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 as part of our international promotions programme conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries. We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon In view of this, your of 1,528,000.00 pds(One million five hundred and twenty eight thousand pounds sterlings)will be released to you by any of our courier department. Our 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 details confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted 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 programme.Please be warned!

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter between the hours of 8.00am - 7.30pm on Mondays through Saturdays:

Mr Joseph Adam

Official Emails: claimofficer_zone01@yahoo.co.uk

Phone. +447031907314

Fax + 44 8700683175

 

with your winning information:

 

Ref no : 
Batch no :
lucky numbers:
Email ticket number:
Full names:
Next of kin:
Contact address details:
Sex:
Phone(House no& mobile phone) and fax numbers:
Age:
Company name:
Profession:
Nationality:
Contact address  
Brief description of your company and individual:
Date:
I ...l...............here by duly
declare that i have not claimed any fund from UK NATIONAL LOTTERY COMPANY before, and will abide with the procedures for my fund release.

NOTICE:

The above details will be documented in our database to avoid double
claimming,or claim from any unscrupulous individual. We will inform you on
further procedures,immediatelly we received your datas.Our regional payment centers where you will be zoned, will be posting your cheque to your designated address you will be forwarding to us.

Thanks for your usual co-operation.
Joseph Adam.
(LOTTERY CLAIM AGENT)

Congratulations once again on behalf of our entire staff here

Yours faithfully,

Veronica Jones (Mrs).

Zonal Co-ordinator Online International Promotions Unit,

 

 

 

 

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