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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims 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.
  • +447040113463 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: BIG TIME INTERNATIONAL SWEEPSTAKES <alvaresdanny1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dannyalvares2006@uk2.net
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 11:15:23 +0200
Subject: BIG TIME INTERNATIONAL SWEEPSTAKES


BIG TIME INTERNATIONAL SWEEPSTAKES,
406 Bury New Rd,
Whitefield,
Manchester M45 7SX
U.K.
*****************************
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/02
Batch: 12/25/0034
*****************************

WINNING NOTIFICATION

Dear winner,

We happily announce to you the draw of the Big Time Lottery International program held in London. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564-75600545-188 with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7, which subsequently won you the lottery prize in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of GBP£1,500,000.00 (One million five hundred thousand great Britain pounds) in cash credited to file C/9080118308/02. This is from a total cash prize of GBP£50 Million pounds, shared amongst the first fifteen (15) lucky winners in this category.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet

representative office in UK as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your GBP£1,500,000.00 (One million five hundred thousand great Britain pounds) would be released to you by our affiliate agent payment center in London.

All participants were selected randomly from the World Wide Website through
Computer Super Draw system and extracted from over 100,000 individual Email
Addresses, Companies and Corporate Organizations. This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

This is to avoid double claims amongst other anticipated glitches that may and
could lead to your prize being diverted. Please be warned. To file for your
claim, please contact our Fiduciary Agent with the below details for processing of
your claims.

AGENT: Mr. Danny Alvares/Mrs. Kate Henshaw
Email: dannyalvares2006@uk2.net
Tel: +44-704-0113463
Fax :+44-709-2871575

Congratulations once more from our members and staff and thank you for being

part of our promotional program. Note that you must contact your fudiciary
agent within one week of receipt of this notice.

NB: PLEASE SEE THAT YOU QUOTE YOUR REF AND BATCH NUMBERS IN OUR
CORRESPONDENCE TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT.

Faithfully,

Smith Carpenter.
AFRO-ASIAN Zonal Coordinator.
Bigtime Lotto International

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