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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.
  • +447011127653 (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.
  • claims-desk@infohq.com

Fraud email example:

From: "national lottery" <ukl05@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2007 01:24:16 +0000
Subject: ITS YOUR LUCKY DAY

PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
TEL :+447011127653
REF Number: EGS/2251256003/02
BATCH Number:14/0017/1PD
WINNER NO 9TH.

Dear Lucky Winner,

 

 

AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE

 

The U.K National Lottery wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Great Britain,Draw 1159 held on Thur 01 Feb 07 and Your email account was picked as the winner N0 9 attached to the Cash Prize of the Sum of £350,000.00 ( Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great british Pounds Sterling.)This results is now officially released to you on 2nd Feb 07 and your  email address attached  in the A Category lucky ball   and bonus ball   .To check your results online, Please click on  this link below for the verification of your result.
http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do

 

participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Microsoft users from company and individual email address users. 

 

Click on the link below to view the past winners of the lottery
programme http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/winners/winnersGallery.do

Be advise to keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your winnings remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

 

You are demanded to claim your prize money with requirement not later than 23th February, 2007. After this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to the European Union Treasury as unclaimed.

 

Note:In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number in all correspondence.

 

            HOW TO CLAIM YOUR LOTTERY WINNING PRIZE MONEY

 

You are advised to forward the requested information below to the zonal claims agent Larry Smith, via email at claims-desk@infohq.com for the processing of your fund release authorization.

 

 

1. Full name and address.................................
2. Country of Residence..................................
3. Nationality....................................................
4. Tel and fax number......................................
5. Occupation...................................................
6. Your age.......................................................
7. Sex................................................................

 

Once again, I on behalf of the entire staff of the The U.K National Lottery hereby Congratulate you for being part of email account users program.

 

Yours Sincerely,

 

Mr.Daniel Wright
Executive.(Co-ordinator.)
TEL :+447011127653

 

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Important Notice: The UK ONLINE LOTTERY a non governmental organization (NGO) is proudly sponsoredby the Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group, and Toshiba, Dell computers, Mackintosh and a conglomeration of other international IT companies.

The UK ONLINE LOTTERY draw is organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide. We are proud  to say that over 200 Million dollars are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.

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