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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +447031834640 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447031746611 (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.
  • fr_louisperry@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY AGENCY" <uk_merseyagency@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:26:40 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON!

National Lottery 8 LOWER MALL, HAMMERSMITH
Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM

webside:http://lottery.merseyworld.com/

 

 

Your Winning Tiket Numbers

On saturday The 1st Of July 2006

Winning numbers for Lotto #1098 (Saturday 1st July 2006):

One ticket won the £8,036,203 jackpot prize
[No ticket won £130,000 in HotPicks #416] 
 webside for more info http://lottery.merseyworld.com/

 

YOU HAVE WON THE  SUM OF

NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS STEALING

 (£950.000.00) IN CASH

THIS MESSAGE IS  FROM  THE PROMOTION MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY

 

YOU HAVE WON ON THE COMPUTER BALLOT 

ON

 SATURDAY THE 1ST OF JULY 2006

THE SUM OF  

 (£950.000.00)

IN CASH 

 

    

WINNERS SHOULD PLEASE CONTACT

FATHER LOUIS PERRY

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY AGENT

UK

 

FOR  IMMEDIATE PAYMENT

ON

TEL:+44-703-174-6611

email

fr_louisperry@yahoo.com

 

 

PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION

note: our fudicial agent is in uk but your prize falls within the african region and your fund will be release to you from the Global Bank Nig Plc in our regional branch office in Abuja, Nigeria

as part of our promotional draws

webside for more info uk national lottery.com

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 65,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world as part of our electronic business Promotions  lottery held here   in uk london (england). Attached to a free ticket.

Note that your email address qualified for the draw, as a result of you  visiting various websites we are running the E-business promotions for You/Your Company email address.

We  therefore approved you a lump sum pay out of £950,000,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for Second category winners.

 This is from the total of £247,000,00 pounds stealings shared among the (26) international lucky  winners who won on the on the 10th  of saturday of june 2006

webside for more info uk national lottery.com 

 ticket number attached to

 

Winning numbers for Lotto #1098 (Saturday 1st July 2006):

One ticket won the £8,036,203 jackpot prize
[No ticket won £130,000 in HotPicks #416]

webside for more info http://lottery.merseyworld.com/

Please be informed that your fund of £950,000.00 pounds stealings   is  insured in the email address which won you this prize, therefore you should contact  your claims agent and give them your full names so that they will re-insure your CHEQUE under your full names.

 Please note that  your paying agent, will invite you to their office here  in uk  england for your immediate payment, you have to hurry up and contact them immediately.

To begin your claim, please  fill the form below  and send it to  your claims agent.

 

FATHER LOUIS PERRY

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY CLAIMS AGENT

+44-703-174-6611

E-mail:  fr_louisperry@yahoo.com

webside for more info http://lottery.merseyworld.com/

 

          

National Lottery 8 LOWER MALL, HAMMERSMITH
Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM

                      

FILL THE  FORM  BELOW  AND SEND IT,TO FATHER LOUIS YOUR UK NATIONAL  CLAIMS AGENT VIA EMAIL FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PAYMENT  WESIDE uk national lottery.com

 

NAME..........................................................................................................................

 

SURE NAME.................................................................................................................

 

WINNING TICKET NUMBERS..........................................................................................

 

TELEPHONE NUMBER....................................................................................................

 

FAX NUMBER................................................................................................................

.

EMAIL ADDRESS WHICH WON YOU THE LOTERY............................................................

 

HOUSE ADDRESS.........................................................................................................

 

STATE..........................................................................................................................

 

COUNTRY.....................................................................................................................

 

 DATE OF BIRTH...........................................................................................................

 

AMOUNT WON...............................................................................................................

 

THE DATE YOU WON THE LOTTERY.................................................................................

 

OCCUPATION...............................................................................................................

 

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

webside for more info http://lottery.merseyworld.com/

 

FROM THE PROMOTIONAL MANAGER

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY

MR RICHARD K. LIOYD.

TEL+44 703 183 4640

© Richard K. Lloyd & Connect Internet Solutions Limited 2006
Part of MerseyWorld - promoting Liverpool and its surrounding regions
Disclaimer - This is an unofficial UK lottery site

webside for more info http://lottery.merseyworld.com/

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