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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:
  • "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.
  • +447045706792 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704798925 (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.
  • britishonlinegames_org@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UK ONLINE GAMES" <desk05_protocol@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: britishonlinegames_org@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:24:22 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS EMERGE ONE OF THE 20 LUCKY WINNERS.

NATIONAL UK ONLINE LOTTERY PROMO.

Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM                                                   DATE: 23/03/2007

 

 

Dear Price Winner, 

 

                                        WINNING NOTIFICATION:

Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

Ticket number:56475600545 188

 

 

We happily announce to you the draw (# 996) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on  the
23rd Mar, 2007.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with  Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 12-18-22-24-32-33(bonus  no.), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.ematch 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,500.000 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand pounds sterling)  in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

 

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from
World Wide Web sites through electronic computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.

 

Our Spanish  agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact the claims agent.

AMOUNT WON: £1,500.000 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand pounds sterling ) G.B.P
Contact your Lottery Claims Agent via email with the following information for claims:

 

FULL NAME :.....................................................

SEX :...............................................................
ADDRESS :.......................................................  

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

FAX :...............................................................
PHONE NUMBER :.............................................   

OCCUPATION :..................................................

COMPANY'S NAME :...........................................  

AGE :...............................................................

 

Claims Agent.
MR. Tom Cruise(Barr.)
Email: britishonlinegames_org@yahoo.co.uk
           www.national-lottery.co.uk

           Tel: +44 70457 06792

            Fax:+44 870 479 8925

 

Your Faithfully,

 

Dr.  Precious Palmer

President

Uk National lottery.

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