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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • thomasgreen2006@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Notification Department" <hadome76@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: thomasgreen_2006@myway.com
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:45:18 +0000
Subject: your mail

 

                                            HEADQUARTERS 
                                  
              National Lottery United Kingdom
              Spectrum Money Mart United Kingdom
              No.1a-Bexon Court Carlton
              Nottingham Shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ

              Essex PO Box 1010 
           
 

              United Kingdom
                                          
                                         
                            

 

 

 GOCLOTO05-1013872963
 
 Date: 27th July, 2006

 

  

 

From Mrs Teresa  Allan.

 

We happily announce to you the draw of the British Lottery International programs (GAME OF CHANCE) held on the 9TH MAY 2006 in London.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 694 75600545 721 with Ref Number GOCLOTO05-1013872963 drew the lucky numbers: 04,09,22,24,30,41 (20) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of £815,430.(EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND,FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY POUNDS) in cash credited to file RPC/9080118308/04.

 

This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for British Lottery .The estimated £125 million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in U.K. history.The biggest was the £6 million jackpot that went to two winners in a May 2000 drawing of The Big Game, Mega Millions' predecessor.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your  £815,430.(EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND,FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTHY POUNDS)would be released to you by our affiliate agent in the United Kingdom.Our agent in the UK will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him .

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.This promotiontakes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
This is a part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.

Note that this program was largely promoted and sponsored by a group of philanthropist, industrialists from the internet hardware industry and some other big multinational firms who wish to be anonymous.

                                                    OUR SPONSORS

    
Please be warned.To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent with the below details for processing of your claims.

FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:........................

CONTACT ADDRESS:..................................

CITY/STATE:.......................................

COUNTRY:..........................................

NATIONALITY:......................................

SEX:.......................AGE:...................

MARITAL STATUS...................................

TEL NO:...........................................

NEXT OF KIN:......................................

OCCUPATION/COMPANY NAME:....................................
AMOUNT WON:.......................................

REFERENCE NO:................

LUCKY NO:................

 You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented below citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter. Ref No: BTL/491OX1/04, Batch No: 12/25/0304,Telephone lines are open between the hours of

7.00am - 7.30pm on Monday through Friday.

THOMAS GREEN
 AND ASSOCIATES
Mr. THOMAS GREEN
Email: thomasgreen2006@myway.com

Please Note:

 

All winners will be responsible for the delivery of their winning cheque or the cost of transfer as the case may be.

You are hereby adviced to comply with your claims agent to avoid your winning claims being nullified.

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims.

 

CONGRATULATIONS !!!
At your disposal, we remain.Very Truly Yours,
Mrs Teresa  Allan
Zonal Coordinator

Mr.Alexander Davis
United Kingdom Zonal Secretary General.

                                 LAST WINNERS ON XANGA WEB BRITISH LOTTERY

This communication is confidential to BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS and is intended solely for the use of the individual or organization to which it is addressed.It may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please notify the originator immediately. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not use, copy, alter, or disclose the contents of this message

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