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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.
• 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.
  • +442070600312
  • +447031972941 (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.
  • emilly.zondi@yahoo.co.uk
  • emily-zondi@hotmail.co.uk
  • aliciastevenson07@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Uk Jackpot Lottery <uk-jackpot9@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 14:17:54 +0000
Subject: Jackpot Lottery Winner !!!


UK JACKPOT LOTTERY
Ref Number: ITTL/34HPG/GRCC/07
Category: 2B
Winning Number: 08 15 30 31 34 43 30
Batch Number: ATP/44863214257/3445328/101


Dear Winner,

Congratulations! You have been selected as one of the winners in the Just concluded Jackpot Promotional Raffle Draw and there by awarded the Sum of £1,500,000.00 (One Million, Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds only) .

To claim your Funds contact JLD FINANCIAL SERVICES UK, (FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS) With the details below:


MS. EMILY ZONDI,
JLD FINANCIAL SERVICES UK,
(FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS).
Address: Sherwood House Field Lane Wroot Doncaster,
South Yorkshire,DN9 2BN
Tel: +44 20-7060-0312
Tel: 44-7031972941
Tel: 44-7031972766
Facsimile: +44 20-7060-0319
Facsimile: +44 20-7060-0319
Email: emilly.zondi@yahoo.co.uk
Email: emily-zondi@hotmail.co.uk

You are also advised to provide her with the underlisted information as soon as possible:

1. Name in full
2. Address
3. Nationality
4. Age
5. Occupation
6. Phone/Fax

On behalf of members and staff of UK Jackpot Lottery please accept my hearty congratulations!


Sincerely,

Alicia Stevenson.
Jackpot Lotto Cordinator
Email: aliciastevenson07@gmail.com

NOTE: ALWAYS INCLUDE YOUR WINNING DETAILS IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE WITH JLD FINANCIAL SERVICES UK.
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