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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:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +447045709532 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Edward Lopez" <inter_remitt14@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 09:43:14 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FILL THE FORM BELOW AND GET BACK TO US.


STAR MEGA BUCKS AWARD DEPARTMENT
151 Canada Square, Canary Wharf,
London E14 5DY, United Kingdom

Attn: Winner

FILL THE FORM BELOW AND GET BACK TO US.

We wish to congratulate you and formally inform you that you have won the sum of 350,000.00 (Three hundred and Fifty thousand Pounds Sterling) in the last email-lottery draw, organized by STAR MEGA BUCKS.

We have confirmed the above winning. You should note that your email address in addition to millions of company and individuals email were extracted with a software and the addresses were scrutinized with a ballot system and after the processes, 5 email addresses were selected which you are a winner in the 4th category.

The said sum is now deposited into government suspense account in your favour waiting for the immediate remittance into your nominated bank account. Be informed that your winning prize has a hardcover insurance policy that makes it impossible to make any deduction of any kind, until the sum is finally credited into your designated account.

This firm on behalf of STAR MEGA BUCKS Promotion will issue an Irrevocable Guarantee of Payment Bond (IGPB) in your favour, thereby securing the above prize money. A copy of the IGPB will be forwarded to our paying bank for immediate action.

Following the above, you are expected to fill the form below and return to this office via email for vetting process which is a standard practise, just to ensure that we are dealing with the right individual and account.

This process is vital and urgent following the instruction from our clients that all prize money should be claimed as soon as possible.

Once again accept our congratulations and we look forward to hearing from you soon.

Regards,
Mr. Edward Lopez
+44 70457 09532
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DIRECTOR.
=================================================================


STAR MEGA BUCKS AWARD DEPARTMENT
151 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5DY,
United Kingdom

LOTTERY PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM

Ref: Batch:
Name: Middle Name Last Name
Occupation:
Telephone:
Fax:
Address: Date of Birth
Country of Residence:

City:
State:
Your email Address:

Our email Address:









Next of kin
Name:
Occupation:
Telephone:
Fax:
Address:
City:
State:
ZIP:

Declaration

I MR./MRS. HEREBY DECLARE THAT I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY PAYMENT INSURED ON MY BEHALF TO DE LOTTO OR HAVE ANY OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS FILED A CLAIM ON MY BEHALF. I HEREBY GIVE THE PROCESSING AND TRANSFER OF MY PAYMENT TO THE DESIGNATED BANKING INFORMATION STATED ABOVE ON MY BEHALF.

Date:
Signature:







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