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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")
• 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.
  • +447024068930 (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.
  • fiduciaryagent909@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Susan" <susan_moore001@gmail.cn>
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 0:45:46 +0800
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION/ PROCESSING ADVISE

EUROPEAN PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
HEAD OFFICE
P.O. BOX 1764
VICTORIA SW1V 4DP
LONDON, ENGLAND.


WINNING NOTIFICATION/ PROCESSING ADVISE



We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery
Winners International programs held on friday july 21th,
2006. Your name attached to a ticket number 56475600545 188
with serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers


which consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of
£870,000 (eight hundred and seventy
thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to the file
reference number: UKLT/245512568021/06. and batch number
074/05/zy369. This is from a total cash price of
£2,610,000 shared amongst the
three(3) lucky winners in this category. Due to the mix up
of some numbers and names, we advice that you keep this
award from public notice until your claim has been processed
and your money remitted to you as this is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted
taking advantage of this program by the general public.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from an on-line web wide correlation of E-MAIL
address names all over the world as part of our
international promotions program which we conduct once every
year. To file out your claim please contact our fiduciary
agent:

Contact Person: MR. Edward Hanks

Email:fiduciaryagent909@yahoo.co.uk

Tele: +447024068930

You are adviced to quote your ticket and lucky numbers to
our fiduciary agent in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications. . Furthermore, should there be any change in
your address, do inform our fiduciary agent as soon as
possible.
For the immediate release of your payments you are to
provide the following details to our fiduciary agent;

FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:........................

CONTACT ADDRESS:..................................

CITY/STATE:.......................................

COUNTRY:..........................................

NATIONALITY:......................................

OCCUPATION:......................................

SEX:.......................AGE:...................

MARITAL STATUS...................................

TEL NO:...........................................

NEXT OF KIN:......................................

AMOUNT WON:.......................................

REFENCE NO:................BATCH NO:..............

LUCKY NO:..................TICKET NO..............

SERIAL NO:.................LOTTERY DATE:..........
Remember that this program is organised to enhance unity and
also encourage all micro-soft users all over the world
Congratulations once again from all members of our staff,
and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
MRS SUSAN HILLS
CO-ORDINATOR
EUROPEAN PRIZE AWARD.
CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any
attachments, is intended only for the use of the intended
recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged,
confidential and prohibited from unauthorized disclosure
under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient
of this message, any dissemination, distribution or copying
of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this
message in error, please notify the sender by reply email
and destroy all copies of the original message.

WARNING!!!
ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR
ADDRESS SHOULD BE FOWARDED TO THIS BOX IMMEDIATELY, THIS
WILL HELP US TO FIGHT SCAM AND LOTTERY IMPOSTERS. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION





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