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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:
  • "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.
  • +447011128170 (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.
  • unelectdvagent@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "U.N Email Promo" <united@unitedpromo.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 21:09:49 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: U.N EMAIL LOTTERY PROMOTION







( UNITED NATIONS LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS)
An Affiliate of United nations lottery.
PO Box 17,
Kempsford GL8 4WZ
London.

FROM:UNITED NATIONS LOTTERY
TICKET NUMBER: 74454774
SERIAL NUMBER: 144-66584
BATCH NUMBER : BT-4478474121P
DRAW NUMBER: 12.3.7.5.11.0.2

AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:

We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited results of the UNITED NANTIONS LOTTERY PROMOTION. You were entered as dependent clients with: Reference SERIAL NUMBER: 144-66584 and Batch number BT-4478474121P.

Your email address attached to the ticket number: 74454774 that drew the lucky winning number, which consequently won the sweepstake in the first category,in four parts. You have been approved for a payment of 500,000.00 EUROS (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS.) in cash credited to file reference number:IPL/4249859609/WP1.This is from a total cash prize of five million euros shared among the ten international winners in first categories.

AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 20,000 (Twenty thousand) names of email users around the world, as part of our international promotion program. Due to mixed up of some names and addresses,we ask that you keep this award personal, till your claims has been processed and your funds remitted to you.This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants or impersonators. You may contact our accredited agent for your calim and provide him with the information required.

1. Name:
2. Address:
3. Marital Status:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality:
8. Country Of Residence:
9. Telephone Number (Country Code)-(Area Code)- Phone Number):
10.Cell Number: (Country Code) - (Cell Phone Number):
11. Fax Number:
12. Draw Number above:
13. Annual income:
14. Payment Method (Cheque / Draft):
15. Email Address:


MR. DOUG GARY.
UNITED NATIONS LOTTERY SECURITY AGENCY.
EMAIL:unelectdvagent@yahoo.de
TEL:+44-7011128170

He is your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of your winnings to you. YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS Z-90237-Y67/U4 (keep it personal).

Failure to claim your fund will be added to next 10,000.000 euros lottery promotion. Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Once again, Congratulations.

Yours Sincerely,
MR RICHARD HALL.
UNITED NATIONS LOTTERY PROMOTION

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam