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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447024069009 (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.
  • payoutofficeprocessingagent12@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • payoutgreene@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rose Woods" (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 00:37:32 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: NOTICE OF CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING!!!


NOTICE OF CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING!!!
Ref : UK/776090X2/23
Batch: 013/05/8394369
Daily Draw Further results
http://www.national-lottery.com/resultsnationalhistorical.asp
Draw Date: 02/09/2006
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Attn: Winner,
We happily announce to you the Draw (#942) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online UK National Lottery program held on 27th of July 2006. Your e-mail address won the lottery, with Serial number 368/02 drew the Winning numbers: 03,08,20,22,34,40 (bonus no.38), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 3 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim total sum of $1,628,360.00 (One Million Six Hundred and Twenty Eight Thousand Three Hundred and Sixty Million Unites State Dollars) in cash credited to file. This is from a total cash prize of $20,350,000.00 shared amongst the Winners with different amount won in this category i.e Match 3 plus bonus. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.
This promotion takes place weekly.Your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your $1,628,360.00 (One Million Six Hundred And Twenty Eight Thousand Three Hundred And Sixty Million United State Dollars) will be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe. Our european agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of our funds as soon as you contact Barr. David Green. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
Draw date: 02/09/2006 Bonus
03 08 20 22 34 40 BONUS 38
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.
Please be warned. To file for your claim, fill out the form below for PAYOUT
**************************************************
Barrister David Green. Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release
Order Deprtment, OSA CLAIMS PROCESSING LOTTERY AGENT.
TRANS-ATLANTIC S.A LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
Tel Phone: +447024069009
Tel Phone: +447024069129
E-mail: payoutofficeprocessingagent12@yahoo.co.uk
E-mail: payoutgreene@hotmail.com
**************************************************
PLEASE FILL BELOW YOUR DETAILS AND THE WAY YOUR WHICH TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING.
To Claim Your Money Through Cheque Delivery Please Fill the Details Below:
Name Of Winner: .......................................................
Delivery Address: ....................................................
................................................................................
Tel/Fax Of Delivery: ................................................
Post Code/Zip Code Delivery: ...................................
Country/State: ........................................................
Your Personal Data Form Fill Please.
Name Of Winner: _____________________________
Date Of Birth: ________________________________
Occupation: _________________________________
Tel No: _____________________________________
Fax No: _____________________________________
City: _______________________________________
State: ______________________________________
Country: ____________________________________
Zip Code: ____________________________________
Your winnings details:
Winning Numbers:
Batch Numbers:
Ref Numbers:
You are to quote your winning details in other to commence on the process of your winning claim.
Endeavour to email him your full names,winning numbers, email address, telephone and fax numbers immediately.
Congratulations !!! from me and members of staff of THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Rose Wood (Mrs)
Online Coordinator

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam