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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")
• 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.
  • +447024098013 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: claims agent <claimsagent_uknatlottery2006@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 16:04:30 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: {Disarmed} URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED


ATTN:GISELLE PROBST

WE ARE REALLY SORRY FOR THE DELAY IN REPLYING YOUR EMAIL,WE WILL LIKE TO ASSURE YOU THAT IS IS A VERY LEGITIMATE LOTTERYSWEEPSTAKES PROGRAMME AND THE EMAIL ADDRESSES ARE EXTRACTED ONLINE WITH OVER 100,000 WEBSITES ON THE INTERNET SO THAT IS HOW YOU ENDED UP ONE OF THE (4) LUCKY WINNERS OF OUR ONLINE LOTTERY PROGRAMME.

SO WE WILL ADVICE YOU FILL OUT THE VERIFICATION FORM BELOW AND SEND IT BACK SO WE CAN IMMEDIATELY CHECK OUR FILES AND FIND OUT IF YOU ARE ACTUALLY A LEGITIMATE WINNER.

YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS REQUIRED.

REGARDS,

MR JAMES PARKER,
CLAIMS AGENT
+447024098013
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY







The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
















Ref:UK/9420X2/68
Batch:074/05/ZY369

Date:25TH NOVEMBER 2006

ATTENTION:WINNER,

Congratulations once again from all the staff here. In
order to verify your winnings, we need your
particulars for record purposes. Attached here is a
copy of our verifications form, please fill
accordingly so as to proceed with your winnings. Once
again congratulations from all the staff.

1. FULL
NAMES:____________________________________________

2. DATE OF
BIRTH:_________________________________________________

3. SEX:___________________________

4. MARITAL
STATUS:_____________________________________

5.CONTACT ADDRESS:____________________________________

6.TELEPHONE
NUMBER:________________________________________

7.OCCUPATION:________________________________________________

8.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:_/_________________________________________


9.WINNING AMOUNT:____________________________________

Upon receipt of the duly requested datas,i`ll send you
the contact information of the payment office so you
can proceed with effecting the release of your claim
in anyway you deem fit.


Warm Regards,

Mr James Parker
Claims Agent,
UK LOTTO.
Telephone:+447024098013









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