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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:
  • "claim agent" (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 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.
  • claimsmanagermg@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Phillipa Kohlbeck" <lee_chang45@johnmellencamp.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:07:37 +0000
Subject: important winning information.

LONDONDERRY LOTTERY CO.
(Customer Services)
135 Fleet Street,London EC4,UK
Ref: GB06/400k/-2M051
Batch: 2252497598-GB06
Draw No: 11


Dear Lucky Winner,

Congratulations, we are pleased to notify you the draw (#11) of the
LONDONDERRY International Lottery Giveaway the WEALTH Program held on 14th
October 2006.Participants were selected through a random selection of 5
participants from an initial database of 500,000 emails all participants were
selected through a computer ballot system from the Asia, Europe and North
America as part our International Promotions Program, which was conducted in
view of giving back to society by a group of philanthropists who do not wish
to have their identity disclosed.We produced an extensive list from which you
have emerged as one of the winners of the Grand Draw prize. To ensure a smooth
collection of your winnings, the transfer of your prize is to be handled by
our Prize Transfer agents .You are to contact our agents by email within a
week of receiving this notice. Be advice to keep your winning information
confidential (except demanded by our accredited agent) until your claims has
been processed and your money remitted to you. You have been approved to claim
a total sum of (GBP£400,000.00) Four Hundred Thousand Pound Sterling only in
cash credited to file reference number GB06/400k/-2M051.This is from a total
cash prize of GBP£2,000,000:00 shared amongst the five (5) lucky winners in
this category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.

Your prize award has been insured in your favour and is ready for claims. To
begin your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously contact our
accredited claims agent for Overseas Lottery Winners within a period of 7
working days (date of this email inclusive) for the processing of your winning
and despatch to you.

You are to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented below:

Contact Person: Mr. Mike Grant.

Email: CLAIMSMANAGERMG@YAHOO.COM.HK.

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press
anonymity until the end of proceedings. Be further advised to maintain the
strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent
problems associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary
measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

Congratulations once again.

Yours Faithfully,

Mrs.Phillipa Kohlbeck

Lottery Co-Ordinator.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
Disqualification and could also result in loss of winnings. Contact your claim
agent as instructed above, as you will only get this email message once.
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are not responsible in any way for, and do not sponsor, authorize, or endorse
the contents of this email.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam