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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.
• 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 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.
  • lauranandrews@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • @gawab.com

Fraud email example:

From: "WEB MASTER NOTIFICATION OFFICE" <todays_scores1@gawab.com>
Reply-To: lauranandrews@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 02:48:42 GMT
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS:YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS EMERGED AS A WINNER IN THIS LOTTERY PROMO!!!

 

 

HERITAGE LOTTERY FUNDS,
UNITED KINGDOM.
GAMBLING BOARD OF GREAT BRITAIN
LICENSED. ONLINE BALLOT LOTTERY,
(Registration 70339411).
REGISTERED UNDER, THE DATA PROTECTION ACT.
HERITAGE LOTTERY
FUNDS INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS.

ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING
NOTIFICATION. AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER:
UNITED KINGDOM.

Dear Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of the HERITAGE MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY WINNINGS PROGRAMS .Your company or your personal e-mail address, is attached to winning number 12-14-16-35-40-24, With serial number S/N-12678,consequently won in the sixth lottery category.

You are therefore been approved for lump sums pay out of  GBP 1,500,000.00  POUNDS in cash Credited to file REF NO: HLF/200-26937 and winning number 12-14-16-35-40-24, this is from total prize money of GBP £ 7,500,000.00 POUNDS, shared among the Five (5) international winners in this category.

All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot system drawn from 21,000 E-mail addresses, 3,000 E-mail addresses from each continent, as part of International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, for theContinues use of E-mail.

 

The Heritage Lottery Funds UK (HLF) was set up by Parliament in 1994 to give grants to a wide range of projects involving the local, regional and national heritage of the United Kingdom. We distribute a share of the money raised by the uses.

 

Your funds have been insured with your REF NO: HLF/200-26937 and winning number 12-14-16-35-40-24.

 

Your E-mail address should be used in all correspondence with your claims officer, please note that, you are to contact your claims officer immediately. Below are his contact addresses.

         
                    VERIFICATION FORM

 

*Name of Beneficiary: ---------------------------------
*Address: -------------------------------------------------
*City/State: ------------------------------------------------
*Nationality: -------------------------------------------
*Country of Residence: -------------------------------
*Sex: -----------------------------------
*Email Address: ----------------------------------
*Tel: -------------------------------------
*Fax:--------------------------------------
*Occupation: ------------------------------------------
*Next of Kin: -----------------------------
*Age: -----------------------------------
*AMOUNT WON: --------------------------------------
*In Figures: -------------------------------------------

 

PAYMENT OPTION ;
Please Indicate with {x}Your option of Payment

1)Courier Delivery
2)Come down to our payment office at london 

 

Name: Mr. Lauran Andrews
Email : lauranandrews@yahoo.co.uk

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims.

 

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

At your disposal, we remain.

 

Very Truly Yours,
Mrs. Angela Perkins
(coordinator)

 

NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims officer
immediately.

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