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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.
  • +447011127605 (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.
  • courierdeliverydep@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: helen markuklloto <helenmarkuklotto@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 05:22:16 -0800 (PST)
Subject: {Disarmed} VERIFICATION FORM



UKONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK.
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!
UKONLINE?INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X).


National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X/05
Batch: 074/05/ZY369














Atten; Albertina.
I am in receipt of your email concerning your winning prize. However you are advice to fill and send back this form for proper verification to avoid any wrong transfer of your payment.

Well your english is ok well understood, You have just won yourself a uk national lotto here in london the sum of (Eight Million Eight Hundred and Ninety Nine Thousand Nine Sixty Five pounds Sterling).

Below is the form and also the contact to the delivery company that will deliver your winning prize.

Contact to the delivery department.
Email address; courierdeliverydep@yahoo.co.uk
Telephon no; +44-7011-127-605

Do get call back as soon as you fill the form.

Awaits your urgent responds.

Mrs,Helen Mark


VERIFICATION FORM

THIS FORM BELOW SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE WINNER FOR VERIFICATION BEFORE PAYMENT.
TITLE: Mr./Mrs./Miss
FIRST NAME...........................................................................
LAST NAME............................................................................
REFERENCE NUMBER................................................................
BATCH NUMBER.................................................................... ..
CONTACT ADDRESS................................................................
COUNTRY..............................................................................
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH....................................................
SEX ....................................................................................
TEL NO.................................................................................
MOBILE NO ..........................................................................
FAX NO.................................................................................
AMOUNT WON......................................................................
OCCUPATION.........................................................................

DECLARATION:

I...........................HEREBY DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS TRU E AND BINDING ON ME. IF AT ANY TIME IT IS DISCOVERED THAT I HAVE GIVEN ANY FALSE INFORMATION, I WILL FORFEIT MY RIGHTS TO MY WINNING.

DATE..............................

ACCEPT OUR CONGRATULATIONS



BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS.
THE OAKROOM LOUNGE.
PICCADILLY LONDON. W1B 0BH.




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