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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • britishtobacco_claimsagent8@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • btconlinepromo01@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CPolk37276@aol.com
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:50:17 EDT
Subject: Subject: PERSONAL


From: _claims_btc1@bellsouth.net_ (mailto:claims_btc1@bellsouth.net)
Reply To: _britishtobacco_claimsagent8@yahoo.co.uk_
(mailto:britishtobacco_claimsagent8@yahoo.co.uk) To: _btconlinepromo01@yahoo.co.uk_
(mailto:btconlinepromo01@yahoo.co.uk)

OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION
This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of
1,500,000.00 USD (one million Five Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars)in the International programs held on the 13TH OF JUNE 2007 in
London.This promotion is approved by the British Gaming Board and also
Licensed by The International Association of Gaming Regulators
(IAGR).To claim your prize,you are to contact our claims officer via email
address below with the underlisted requirements.
Mr. ALBERT GREGORY.
Claims Agent E-mail: britishtobacco_claimsagent8@yahoo.co.uk
1.Name ............
2.Address .........
3.Nationality .....
4.Age .............
5.Occupation ......
6.Phone ...........
7.Country .........
KAREN PETERSON Co-coordinator

====================================================
OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION
This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of
1,500,000.00 USD (one million Five Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars)in the International programs held on the 13TH OF JUNE 2007 in
London.This promotion is approved by the British Gaming Board and also
Licensed by The International Association of Gaming Regulators
(IAGR).To claim your prize,you are to contact our claims officer via email
address below with the underlisted requirements.
Mr. ALBERT GREGORY.
Claims Agent E-mail: britishtobacco_claimsagent8@yahoo.co.uk
1.Name ............
2.Address .........
3.Nationality .....
4.Age .............
5.Occupation ......
6.Phone ...........
7.Country .........
KAREN PETERSON Co-coordinator





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