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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • +447031914542 (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.
  • agentgaryconroy@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Agentgary Conroy" <fiduciaryagtconroy11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: agentgaryconroy@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 06:16:04 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS:Ref:UK010105MAY

***PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL REPLIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE CLAIM AGENT ***

FROM:UK NATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION
Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD
CROYDON.LONDON
Ref:UK010105MAY
Batch:MAY/1051/07.
U.K.NATIONAL LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded final
draws of the U.K. National Lottery Program.
U.K.NATIONAL Lottery Program draws was conducted from an exclusive list
of 40,000,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies
picked by an automated random computer ballot search from the internet as
part of our international promotions program which we conduct every year. No
tickets were sold.
After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address attached to
serial number 06-3434 drew the lucky numbers 7-17-21-26-37-42, which
consequently emerged you as one of the first fifty (50) lucky winners
in this category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of 1,000,000.00
(One Million POUNDS STERLING) in cash credited to file SL/06-GmbH/4009.
This is from total cash prize of 50 Million Pounds sterling shared amongst
the first fifty- (50) lucky winners in this category.
Your funds are now deposited in an offshore bank with a hardcover
insurance.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our United
kingdom booklet representative office in London. In view of this, our
affiliate bank would release your 1,000,000.00 (One Million sterling) to
you.
To begin your claim, you are to choose from the options below:
1.Telegraphic /swift bank transfer.
2.Diplomatic Courier Service.
For option one(1),you are to send down the following:
(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Telephone Number:
(3) Bank Name:
(4) Bank Address:
(5) Next of Kin:
(6) account number, Swift/Routing/Sort Code:
so as to facilitate the release of your funds to your stated bank
account.

For option two(2),you are to send the following information to your
Claim Agent.
(1) Your Full Names:
(2) Telephone Number:
(3) Ref Number:
(4) information of next of kin:
(5) mailing address(home or office address)
so as to facilitate the release of your Funds to your desired address.
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.
In a situation whereby you go about disclosing your winning information
to dishonest people, they could file for your claim and your winnings
could be lost.
Please be warned !!!
You are required to send the necessary information as regards your
choosen option to our help line below:

AGENT GARY CONROY
U.K.NATIONAL LOTTERY
Information and Payment Bureau:
28 TANFIELD ROAD, CROYDON.LONDON
Tel:+44-703-191-4542
Fax:+44-207-060-0837
Email:agentgaryconroy@yahoo.co.uk
You will be assisted in the processing and remittance of your prize
funds into your designated bank account OR designated address for
courrier delivery.
Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than two weeks.
After this date all funds will be returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as
unclaimed.
please endeavor to quote your Reference Ref:UK010105MAY and
Batch:MAY/1051/07 in every correspondence with your agent.
Congratulations once again from all members and staff of the U.K
National lottery and thanks for being part of our promotions program.
Truly yours,
Sarah Jones.
Director Online International Promotions Unit.
Promotions Manager.
U.K National Lottery Program.

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