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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "barrister" (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 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.
  • songod@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: james west <w.lottery@mail.ru>
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 21:51:21 +0400
Subject: =?koi8-r?Q?=3A_UK_2006_Lottery_Winning_Notifications!?=












UK 2006 Lottery Winning Notifications!
* The National Lottery

(Customer Services)
Ref: LSUK/
Batch: (http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/_javascript:ol('http://www.freelotto.com/offer.asp?offer%3d43761%26amp;FID%3dfa7d27913658');) Dear Email Participant, We happily announce to you the draw (#984) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, tel[+44-800][011-2335]
online Sweepstakes International Program held 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:54-42-100. [30] Bonus Ball which subsequently won the Jackpot prize. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum You are therefore been approved for lump sums pay out of GBP
MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number 23-76-06-, this is from total
prize money of GBP 27,500,000.00 POUNDS, shared among the Twenty five
(25)international winners in this category.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over , associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.
In view of this, your £1,500,000 would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.
To file for your claim, please contact the Claim Processing Remittance office on their contact email address stated below:
Email: www.lottery@yahoo.comBarrister Sean Paul Jr. will be attending to you on this issue. Email:songod@myway.com Email: www.lotttery@yahoo.comBarrister Sean Paul Jr. will direct you on how to claim your winnings. On That ground, your Winning Certificate and all other relevant documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. You would be required to show an instrument of identification when cashing your winning funds. The show up of your identification could be either your Drivers' license or International passport whichever deem preferable to you for proper identification before claim is remitted to you.
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 part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.
Good luck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Susan Moore (Mrs)
Online coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

ATTN: PARTICIPANT: VERIFICATION AND FUND RELEASE FORM

1.FULL NAMES:..........................................

2.ADDRESS:..............................................

3.SEX:.....................................................

4.AGE:.....................................................


5.MARITAL STATUS:..................................

6.OCCUPATION:.......................................

7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:..................................

8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:.............................

9.BATCH NUMBER:.................................... B. REF.NUMBER:......................................

10.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:............ 11.AMOUNT WON:..............................................

12. COUNTRY:................................................... 13. COMPANY NAME(IF APPLICABLE):............................................. 15. PAYMENT OPTIONS: (CHOOSE AND TICK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS BELOW): (1) CHEQUE (Delivery Of Your Winning Cheque To You At Home Within 24hours By A Courier Service) : {NOTE THAT YOU WILL BE CHARGE TO PAY FOR THE COST OF DELIVERY YOUR WINNING DOCUMENTS INCLUDING YOUR WINNING FUNDS CHEQUE TO YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY OF RESIDENT}.(2) PHYSICAL COLLECTION (Coming to Uk to Get You Winning Prize In Person): (3) BANK WIRE TRANSFER: { NOTE THAT YOU WILL BE CHARGE TO PAY FOR THE C.O.T TO ENABLE THE BANK WIRE BE MADE INTO YOUR OPERATIONAL BANK ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY} IMPOTANT INFORMATION:FINALLY NOTE THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THIS MEASURES WHICH YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO RECEIVE YOUR WINNING FUNDS DEDUCT THE COST OF RECEIVING IT AWAY FROM YOUR WINNINGS. YOU ARE TO MAKE PAYMENT OUT OF YOUR PURSE TO THEM FOR THE ENABLEMENT OF YOUR WINNING DOCUMENT/FUNDS!
TO GET TO YOU ON TIME ON WHATEVER MEANS YOU DEEM FIT TO RECEIVE IT IN YOUR COUNTRY.ONLY WHEN YOU ARE USING OPTION (1) POSTAL/MAILING ADDRESS: (WHERE THE CHEQUE AND PRIZE WINNING CERTIFICATE WILL BE COURIERED TO): ____________________________________________
NAME OF RECEIVER: __________________________________________________ DECLARATION: I, ____________, HEREBY DECLARE THAT I HAVE
NEVER RECIEVED ANY SETTLEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL
LOTTERY PROGRAM NOR ANY MEMBER OF MY FAMILY FILLED
CLAIM ON MY BEHALF TO FREE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION.
I THEREFORE AUTHORIZE, THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
PROGRAM TO ACT ON MY BEHALF IN THE PROCESSING
AND SEND MY PRIZE AS INSTRUCTED BY ME. SIGNATURE :______________
(TYPE IN YOUR NAMES): ________________________________
DATE: ________________________
Warm Regards, Claims Agent: Barrister Sean Paul Jomes west

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