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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:
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • +447045701181 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704714145 (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.
  • billingham_consultant2007@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY" <prizenotices@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 03:47:22 -0500
Subject: PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION

BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: BT/9420X2/68/ALI
Batch: BT/074/05/ZY369/ALI
 
    SWEEPSTAKES UPDATES [CONTACT CLAIMS CONSULTANT]
 
We happily announce to you the draw (#1139) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Tuesday Jan 2nd,2007.
 
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188/ALI with Serial number 5368/02/ALI drew the lucky numbers: 14-15-24-31-45-49 (bonus no.34), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus.
 
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £353,919 (Three Hundred and Fifty Three Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninteen Pounds Sterling )in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03/ALI.
 
This is from a total cash prize of £1,061,757 shared amongst the first (3) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.
 
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World Wide Websites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.
 
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.
 
In view of this, you have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £353,919 (Three Hundred and Fifty Three Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninteen Pounds Sterling ) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.
 
Our European agents will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact them.
 
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 part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.
 
Your are advised to employ the use of the solicitor to aid you in the processing of your prize claim due to the inconveniencies of coming down personally to our affiliate payment centre in London, United Kingdom.
 
Barr. Billingham Richard David ESQ.
BILLINGHAM AND SCHMITDZ ASSOCIATES (SOLICITORS, ADVOCATES & ARBITRATORS).
Legal Practitioners. 
De La Rue Sistemas Informáticos GmbH & Co.
Tel:  {+44} 701 1148 523
Fax :{+44} 870 4714 145
Email: billingham_consultant2007@yahoo.co.uk

OR
 
Mrs. Jessica Morris.
Publicity Secretary,
BILLINGHAM AND SCHMITDZ ASSOCIATES (SOLICITORS, ADVOCATES & ARBITRATORS).
Tel: +44-704-5701-181.
Fax: +44-870-4714-145
Email: billingham_consultant2007@yahoo.co.uk
 
You are required to provide the information stated below to the information as stated above:
FULL NAMES OF WINNER
WINNING EMAIL
AMOUNT WON
BATCH NUMBER
REFFERENCE NUMBER
 
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
 
Yours faithfully,
Richard K. Lloyd.
Online coordinator
BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes Program.

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