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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")
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "cashiers check" (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.
  • +447040112014 (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.
  • thebigdippromo2006@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FRANKLYN RICHARDS <thebigdippromo2006@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: 18 Aug 2006 14:40:40 -0500
Subject: ONLINE WINNING NOTIFICATION

Content-Type: text/plain

Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit




BRITISH ONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK.

GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!!

BRITISH ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY

IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;

(Registration Z720633X).



UK ONLINE LOTTERY HEADQUATERS:

Customer Service

21-holdgate close

Manchester M15 5EP, U.K.

Tel: +44 704 0112 014

Ref: EFGL/451OYI/05

Batch:Batch: 074/05/ZY369

Date:01/12/DEC/2005











WINNING NOTIFICATION



We happily announce to you the draw of the computer Generated e-mail addresses at UK ONLINE Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on the 1th of DECEMBER 2005 in Manchester U.K.Your e-mail address attached to software generated ticket alpha numeric: 34578549FVD56985 with Serial number 4532/04 drew the lucky Numbers 24-56-02-12-16-31-47, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd category.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)in cash credited to file FJK/4521565790/05.



You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$500,000.00.The board of directors of UK Lottery Company has in conjunction with her financial underwriters, agreed to extend a bonanza to all winners. By unanimously giving authority to the Prize payment Company to deduct and provide such Money upfront to winners from win payment to enable winners to open a non resident offshore online bank account with her fiduciary payment bankers ANGLO CAPITAL BANK, Dublin, Ireland. Pursuant to the final payment of the total Prize money into such accounts.



We have agreed with our underwriters and bankers, that all win payment must pass through the Lottery’s financial underwriter’s online banking department of the financial institution. The bank have stipulated as a condition of financing us that all winners must open and activate an online bank account with Anglo Capital Bank with an initial deposit of $30,000.00.

We have put heads together and agreed totally that we will assist all winners by extending to each winner an initial payment of $45,000.00 to enable the winners to open the online bank account with our fiduciary agent bankers, pursuant to the final credit of the account with the total lottery win of $455,000.00. This will make the total money sent to you, $500,000.00.

We are ready to send cashiers check or bank to Bank wire transfer of $45,000.00 to you at your address or to your bank account now. In order for you to cash the money and you are expected to use $30,000.00 out of it, to open an online bank account with our agent bankers as directed by your payment control officer. The balance $15,000.00 will remain with you to cover any expense, until the total win payment is credited into the online bank account. The lotto pay officer is in charge of negotiating, activating and opening the online bank account with the financiers on behalf of every winner.

In order for us to avail you of this service, Please take notice.To file for your claim, contact our fiduciary agent:



Mr. Robert Cole



Email: thebigdippromo2006@yahoo.co.uk



TEL: +44 704 0112 014



And send to him the following details.



NAMES......................................................................

ADDRESS......................................................................

TEL/CELL NUMBER...............................................................

FAX NUMBER (optional)....................................................

GENDER....................................................................

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

E-MAIL ADDRESS..............................................................

AGE (OPTIONAL).........................................................

MARITAL STATUS (OPTIONAL)...................................................

OCCUPATION (OPTIONAL)...................................................

PHOTOGRAPH (SCAN) (OPTIONAL)..................................................



After he receives the above details, he will direct the accounts department to prepare your

cashiers check and send to you.



Best regards,

Franklyn Richards

Coordinator UK online Lottery

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