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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:
  • "claim 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.
  • +447024063192 (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.
  • overseas_claimpointunit2@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: PETERSON BROWN <unitedkingdom_lotto2@web.de>
Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 02:18:37 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-15?Q?YOU_HAVE_WON_2006_UNITED_KINGDOM_NATIONAL_LOTTERY_(con?=
=?iso-8859-15?Q?gratulation)..?=


(The National Lottery Logo) UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS.
THE OAKROOM LOUNGE.
21 PICCADILLY LONDON. W1B 0BH.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT
BRITISH LOTTERY LONDON, UK.
PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF Nº: EGS/2251256003/06
BATCH Nº:16/0017/1PD
WEBSITE : http://www.lottery.co.uk/res/ [http://www.lottery.co.uk/res/]

LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION...

CONGRATULATIONS!
We the Board and Management of United Kingdom Lottery London, uk wishes to inform you that the results of the E-mail account ballot lottery international program held on 5th day of AUGUST, 2006. Your email account have been picked as a winner of £500,000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS STERLING) The result of our computer draw (#978) selected your name and email address attached to e-ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 3-11-13-18-26-31-35, (35 Bonus Ball), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus. Your lucky numbers are: 3-11-13-18-26-31-35

AND BONUS BALL NUMBER : 35

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place biannually.

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Should there be any change of addresses do inform our agent as soon as possible.

Furthermore your winning numbers fall within Europe/Asian/ African/American region and worldwide you are required to contact the claiming department for winning,as soon as you recieve this mail to enable them file your papers for claim/payment of your prize. ANYONE BELOW EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE CAN MAKE HIS/ HER CLAIM IN PROXY THROUGH EITHER OF THE PARENTS.

To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners within a period of 21 days (date of this email inclusive) for the processing of your winning and remittance to your designated bank account after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with.

OVERSEAS CLAIMING DEPARTMENT.
JOHNSON BRAIN (MR) (Offical Incharge)
10 BROOK STREET
LONDON W1U 4RY
UNITED KINGDOM
Email : overseas_claimpointunit2@yahoo.co.uk [mailto:overseas_claimpointunit2@yahoo.co.uk]
TEL: +447024063192
+447024063108

Once again congratulations from our members of staff and thank you for being one of the winners of our promotional program.
Sincerely Yours
Peterson Brown (Mr.)
International Relation Officer.



BELOW ARE THE SPONSORS OF THIS PROGRAM

Executives:
Dr. P. Swier (CEO), Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Lonni K Anderson (Legal Representative), Mrs. Lyudmyla Marchukova(Regional Manager), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman), Mr. Chris Moritz(International Relation Officer).
ATTN: ONCE AGAIN THE WHOLE OF THE NATIONAL UK LOTTERY STAFFS ARE CONGRATULATING YOU, SO PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS TO ENABLE US FILE YOUR CLAIMS. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT YOUR CLAIMS WAS PICKED BY RANDOM SEARCH OF EMAILS AND YOU WERE FIXED AT THE DRAW WHICH YOU CAME OUT SUCESSFULLY THAT IS WHY YOU WERE NOTED SO PLEASE FILL OUT THE INFORMATION BELOW SO THAT WE PROCEED WITH YOUR CLAIMS.

VERIFICATION AND CLERANCE FORM 1. FULL NAMES:__________________________________________________

2. ADDRESS:____________________________________________________

3. STATE______________________________________________________

4. CITY_______________________________________________________

5. ZIP CODE___________________________________________________

6. COUNTRY___________________________________________________

7. SEX:_______________

8. AGE:_______________

9. MARITAL STATUS:______________________________________________

10. OCCUPATION:_________________________________________________

11. E-MAIL ADDRESS:______________________________________________

12. TELEPHONE NUMBER:___________________________________________

13.BATCH NUMBER:____________________ B. REF NUMBER:______________

14.AMOUNT WON:_______________________________________________

15. REGION WERE NUMBER FALL INTO________________________ CLAIMANT SIGNATORY DECLARATION

I,......................................HEREBY DECLARE THAT I HAVE NEVER RECIEVED ANY SETTLEMENT FROM THE NATIONALLOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOR ANY MEMBER OF MY FAMILY FILLED CLAIM ON MY BEHALF TO NATIONAL LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION. I, THEREFORE, UK NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING PROMOTION TO ACT ON MY BEHALF IN THE PROCESSING AND TRANSFER MY PRIZE AS INSTRUCTED BY ME.

Note: you need to send us a scanned copy of you International passport or a drivers Licence.
Warm Regards,

Regards......
Mr Peterson Brown
International Relation Officer.
BRITISH LOTTERY LONDON (UK).
+ 447024084192
+ 447024084194 (You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize)


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