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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")
  • "barrister" (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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447045704055 (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.
  • agentashley003@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Queensley vangoch." <online2008@delphiforums.com>
Reply-To: cambell002@aim.com
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 02:23:29 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WINNING NOTIFICATION!!




United Kingdom National Lottery,
2 Lansdowne Row, Berkeley Square,
London, W1J 6H,
United Kingdom.

Daily Draw results:
http://www.national-lottery.com/resultsnational.asp
Ref: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch: 12/25/0304


NOTICE OF CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING!!

We happily announce to you the Draw (#942) of the BRITISH NATIONAL
LOTTERY, online British National Lottery program held on 20th
Jaunary,2007.Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number: 8603775966738 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the Winning numbers:04,07,26,28,39,49 (bonus
no.47),which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match
3 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£1,000,000.00 (One Million pound Sterling) in cash credited to your
file.

This is from a total cash prize of £20,350,000.00,shared amongst the
Winners with different amount won in this category i.e Match 3 plus
bonus.All participants for the online version were selected randomly from
World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from
over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed
online.

This promotion takes place weekly.Your lucky winning number falls
within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in
your play coupon. In view of this, your £1,000,000.00 (One Million
pound Sterling) will be released to you by any of our payment offices in
Europe.Our European agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.For security
reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential
till your claim 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.To file for your
claim,Please contact our Fiduciary Agent for VALIDATION.

*******************************************************************
Barrister Ashley Richard.
FIDUCIARY AGENT, Payment and Release order
Department,UK NATIOANL CLAIMS PROCESSING LOTTERY AGENT.
OCEANIC BT, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
Email:agentashley003@yahoo.co.uk
Tel :+447045704055

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Endeavour to email them the following informations for immediate
processing, verification and legalization of claims inorder for payment to be
made to you as required, inaccordance with our payout policy.

Full! Name:
Telephone:
Mobile:
Amount Won:
REF NUMBER:.
BATCH NUMBER:
WINNING NUMBER:
TICKET.NUMBER:

Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE BRITISH(UK)
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully
Scott Voke (Mrs)
Online Coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY

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