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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.
  • +447040112723 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: eLoterie Promotional <elotprom3@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 10:47:18 -0400
Subject: Winning Notification!


eLoterie' International 2007 ™Rue S. J. Bemdenlaan 1213220 Edegem , BelgiumRef: ITTL/34117HPG/GRCCDraw No.: 2245Category: 2BWinning Number: 08 15 30 31 34 43 40Batch Number: ATP/44863214257/3445328/563Date: 22nd May, 2007.WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!We
happily announce to you the draws of the inaugural international
promotion program (eLoterie' International), and held in The United
Kingdom on the 19TH MAY, 2007 in which you and five (5) others were
selected as provisional winners under draw No. 2245.Due to a
mix up in some numbers and names, the results of the draw were withheld
and released today. For the purpose of security you are therefore
strongly advised to keep this award notification secret from public
notice until your claim has been processed and your prize money paid.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid duplicity of claims or
misuse of this program by miscreants and hackers. Thus, your prize
award winning is confidential as our winners are at liberty to remain
completely anonymous until payment is effected to the beneficiary. Our
staff are sworn to secrecy, so you will be the only one to know what
you have won.All lucky winners are alloted CLAIMS AGENTS who
assists them in handling the process leading to payment of their
winnings to them. The CLAIMS AGENTS designated to process your payment
claims are APPALACHIAN CLAIMS SERVICES, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM. You
are requested to kindly establish contact with your appointed claims
agent immediately with the following information-'Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 08-04-33-38-BL-AU drew the lucky
numbers: 08 15 30 31 34 43 40, which subsequently won you the lottery
in Category 2B. All participants were selected randomly through a
computer ballot draw system and from 150,000 individuals as part of our
international promotions program conducted annually to encourage
prospective overseas entries. You have therefore been granted
provisional approval to claim a total sum of GBP 685,000.00 (Six
Hundred and Eighty Five Thousand Pounds only) as your winning prize'. This
is from a total prize pool of 3,998, 742.67 Pounds. All prize winnings
are paid by cash. NO PRIZES WILL BE REISSUED AFTER THE 1ST OF JUNE,
2007. Alternatively, you may simply quote your Draw, Reference and Winning numbers in your correspondence with our designated agent Therefore,
proceed to contact the under-listed institution by phone or email for
your application to be submitted and processed for payment thus:CONTACT/ADDRESS YOUR MAIL TO: MR. DAVE McGIVEN.APPALACHIAN CLAIMS SERVICES.ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM.Tel: +447040112723EMAIL: appalachian.claims@yahoo.co.ukEMAIL: appalachiancs@myway.comIn
line with this, your 685,000.00 Pounds will be paid to you upon
confirmation and clarification by our claims agent who will immediately
commence the process to facilitate the release of your winnings as soon
as you contact him. Also include your telephone number(s) when
contacting the agent.Congratulations once more from all members
and staff of this program and thank you for being part of our
promotional lottery program.Sincerely yours,Valerie Graham (Ms.)Results Coordinator.N.B.
Should there be any changes in address do inform our agent as soon as
possible. Do not send your response to this e-mail account.Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.DISCLAIMER AND CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The
information contained in this message and any accompanying pages are
considered Strictly Confidential and therefore Legally Protected. This
information is intended solely for the use of the addressee. Access to
this message by anyone else is expressly unauthorized. If you are not
the intended and named recipient of this transmission, any disclosure,
copying, distribution or action taken or omitted or action to be taken
in reliance on it is prohibited, unadvised and may be unlawful. Please
immediately contact the sender if you have received this message in
error.Thank you.
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