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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • +447024069251 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: claims agent <award_claimsagent3@yahoo.de>
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 21:40:16 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: {Disarmed} FILL AND RETURN ATTACHED CLAIMS FORM



Attn:

Dear Winner,

We wish to congratulate you and formally inform you that you have won the sum of £2,500,000.00. (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) in the last email-lottery draw, organized by UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY (UKL) Lottery Promotion. We have confirmed the above winning.

The said sum is now deposited in our suspense account in your favor waiting for the immediate remittance to you. Be informed that your winning prize has a hardcover insurance policy that makes it
impossible to make any deduction of any kind, until the sum is finally credited into your designated account.

This firm on behalf of UK Lottery Promotion will
issue an Irrevocable Guarantee of Payment Bond (IGPB) in your favor,thereby securing the above prize money.

A copy of the IGPB will be forwarded to our paying bank for immediate action. However, our client (UK Lottery Promotion) has been notified of this development and the status of your claim.

Following the above, you are expected to fill the attached form and return back to this office along with a copy of your internationalpassport or driver's license via email attachment or by fax for vetting process which is a standard practice just to ensure that we are dealing with the right individual.

This process is vital and urgent following the instruction from our clients that all prize money should be claimed on or before the DEADLINE on your notice.

Once again accept our congratulations and we look forward to hearing
from you soon.

Regards,
Mr David William.
Tel:+447024069251
Tel:+447024069257
Fax:+44870 478 4580

Please fill in the appropriate information in the space below:
WINNER'S CLAIM FORM

WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA

First Name.: [input] *

Middle Name.: [input]
Last Name.: [input] *

Gender.: MaleFemale

Month Of Birth.: MonthJanuaryFebuaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Day: Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
Year: [input]

Marital Status.: SingleMarriedDivorced
Nationality.: [input] *
Religion.: [input]
Occupation.: [input]

Address 1.: [input] *
Address 2.: [input]
City.: [input] *
State/Province.: [input] *
Zip Code.: [input] *

Mobile phone No.: [input] *
House Phone No.: [input] *
Fax No.: [input]
Email Address.: [input] * eg. username@domainname.com

WINNING INFORMATION
Batch Number.: [input] *
Serial Number.: [input] *
Refrence Number.: [input] *

This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is a valid particulars of me. Yes: [input] No: [input]









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