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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:

• 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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
• 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.
  • +447024084375 (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.
  • claimsagent_robtgreen@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: INSTANT MILLIONAIRES PROMO <notification@instantmillionairepromo.org>
Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2006 05:32:43 -0500
Subject: Congratulations!!! Your Winnings Notification 2006

INSTANT MILLIONAIRES PROMO OF ISLE
54 Murrays Lake Drive,
Mount Murray Santon,
Isle of Man
British Isle.

FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
Ref. Nº: 2006/3980/000374.
Batch. Nº: OELP/0043/OWO.
YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON: £2,700,000.00 Great Britain Pounds

ATTENTION: INSTANT WINNER

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today the 9th of September 2006, of winners of the INSTANT MILLIONAIRES PROMO OF ISLE as part of the New Year Celebrations.

You/Your company's email address, attached to ticket number 0843-834-04369, with serial number 7413-595 drew the lucky numbers 03-87-29-010, and consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of £2,700,000.00 ( Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds. This is from total prize money of £18,900,000.00 Pounds shared among 7 winners in this category.

Be advised that due to incessant mix up in cash prize transfer to previous winners, we advise that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your fund (£2,700,000 Great Britain Pounds) transferred to your nominated bank account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by non-participants.

 
METHOD OF SELECTING WINNERS:

All participants were selected anonymously on the 9th of July 2006 through a Computerized Email Selection System(CESS) from a database of over 250,000 companies email-addresses and 70,000 individual e-mail addresses drawn from all the continents of the world. At the final draw your e-mail address emerged as the winner of our last jackpot.This promotional program takes place bi-annually, and it is promoted and sponsored by Orient software corporation (Orient Networks). It is meant to reward some individuals and corporations who have devoted their time and resources surfing the world wide web (www) with their email addresses.

To begin your claim, please contact your prize redemtion officer:

CLAIMS AGENT
Mr. Robert Green
Email:claimsagent_robtgreen@yahoo.co.uk
Tel:+447024084375
 
You are required to contact the claims agent on the above Telephone number/Email address for the immediate processing and collection of your winning claim. When you contact him, please provide him with your Full name, Country, Telephone, Email, secret batch number OELP/0043/OWO and your reference number 2006/3980/000374. Please quote your Reference number and Batch Number in all correspondence.

Congratulations again from all our staffs and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
 

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT DIRECTLY.

Sincerely,

Mr James Douglas
The Promotions Manager,
INSTANT MILLIONAIRES PROMO OF ISLE

The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to whom or which it is addressed. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying is strictly prohibited. The sender accepts no liability for the improper transmission of this communication nor for any delay in its receipt.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Please contact your claims
agent for further processing of your cash prize.

 

© 2006 Isle of Man Government

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