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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")
  • "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.
  • +447040112998 (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_armas@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: WOLVERHAMPTON ONLINE LOTTERY <claimsagent_armas@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 06:41:53 +0200
Subject: (WOLP) You Were Selected! Contact Fiduciary Agent With Ref # NLS/2251256003/02


WOLVERHAMPTON ONLINE LOTTERY PROGRAM.
Wolverhampton Online Draws (Centre).
186, Tettenhall Road,
Wolverhampton, West Midlands,
WV1 6TF, United Kingdom, Great Britain.


Ref No: NLS/2251256003/02
Batch No: 14/0017/NLS

Congratulations!!!


We are pleased to inform you of the result of the WOLVERHAMPTON ONLINE LOTTERY PROGRAM the Web user’s online sweepstakes. Your Email address attached to ticket number 025-11464992-750 with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers 4-18-24-30-31-35, which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of ? 633,573.00 (Six Hundred and Thirty Three Thousand Five Hundred and Seventy Three POUNDS) in cash credited to file Ref No: NLS/2251256003/02. This is from a total cash prize of ? 6,335,730.00(Six Million Three Hundred And Thirty Five Thousand Seven Hundred And Thirty Pounds) shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and North America as part of our international promotions program, which we conduct twice every year.


This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for WOLVERHAMPTON ONLINE LOTTERY PROGRAM. The estimated ? 6,335,730.00(Six Million Three Hundred And Thirty Five Thousand Seven Hundred And Thirty Pounds) jackpot would be the sixth biggest in Europe history. The biggest was the 63 million jackpots that went to two winners in a February 2003 drawing of The Big Game Mega Millions predecessor.

Your fund is now deposited in an offshore bank insured in your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we advice that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated bank account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by the general public.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated. In view of this, your ? 633,573.00 (Six Hundred and Thirty Three Thousand Five Hundred and Seventy Three POUNDS would be released to you by our affiliate bank in Europe (United Kingdom). Our agents will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with them.

To begin your claim please contacts your claims agent:

Mr. Armas Mannisenmaki
Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release Order Dept.
Phone: +44-704-011-2998
Fax: +44-709-284-4131
E-mail: claimsagent_armas@yahoo.com.hk

Your claims agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of your prize funds to your designated bank account, you should also forward the information below to your Claims Agent.

1. Full name and address.
2. Country.
3. Tel and fax number.
4. Occupation.

Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than Four Weeks. After this date all funds will be returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavour to quote your Reference Number: NLS/2251256003/02 and Batch numbers:14/0017/NLS in every correspondence with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thanks for being part of our promotions program.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Candelaria Fulgencio.
Zonal Coordinator.
Wolverhampton Online Lottery Program.


The WOLP is an institution under public law. Therefore, the lottery contract is concluded between the lottery participant and the public law institution WOLVERHAMPTON ONLINE LOTTERY PROGRAM which is represented through its Director Dr. Gerhard Rombach at Regent House, Bath Avenue, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV1 9EG, Great Britain.

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