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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:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +447011136459 (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.
  • frankpullmandesk@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: NATIONAL ONLINE SWEEP PROMO <frankpullmandesk@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 12:24:48 +0100 (BST)
Subject: ATTENTION WINNER



NATIONAL ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INC.
ROSEVILLE CRESCENT
NORTH WOODS, SW49 P2J
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
Email: frankpullmandesk@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: +44-7011136459
Fax: 44-8701213851

Ref Number: NOSL/ CN/ 3565/ C06
Coupon Number: NOSL 2348666578


NATIONAL ONLINE FIDUCIARY/CLAIMS PROCESS DEPARTMENT


Dear Marlinda Kapler,


Good day to you, you need to indicate the language or in what maner you wish to be communicated with, to avoid any further delay in finishing your procurement/legal proceedings as well as transfer modalities. To file for your claim, please fill the form below and return immediately:
(Form HLP) Reference Number: NOSL/ CN/ 3565/ C06
CLAIMS PROCESSING FORM (NON RESIDENT WINNER)
1. FULL NAMES:....................................
2. ADDRESS:.........................................
3. SEX:...........................................
4. E-MAIL ADDRESS:.........................................
5. TELEPHONE NUMBER:.....................................
6. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:................................
7. AMOUNT WON:..........................
8. OCCUPATION:................................


Await your immediate response.


Regards,

FRANK PULLMAN
FIDUCIARY AGENT (NATIONAL ONLINE SWEEP LOTTERY)

N.B: PASSWORD: - "Transfer Slip"




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