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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:
  • "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.
  • +447031931215 (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.
  • euroclaims@london.com
  • euromilions_cordinator@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Pinkett Brown" <Euromillions_cordinator@consultant.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:28:33 -0700
Subject: CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT IMMEDIATELY!


THE NATIONAL HEADQUARTER LOTTERY.
12 BRIDGE STREET, P.O. BOX
STAINES MIDDLESEX TW18 4TP
LONDON UNTITED KINGDOM.
!!!CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE A WINNER!
The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Promotion Department of the EUROMILLIONS INT'L LOTTERY UK, private international e-games organizers and co-sponsors,UK National Lottery , officially bring to your notice the final draw result of 20th JUNE 2007 UK National Lottery-wheel E-game which was conducted at our international corporate office complex in the United Kingdom, In commemoration of the forthcoming OLYMPIC GAMES in china.The selection process was carried out through a random selection in our computerized email selection system from a database of over 1,950,000 individuals and companies E-mail addresses drawn from all the continents of the world which your email, was among the first SIX (6) lucky winners. Your email address was attached to Lucky Number (14/23-27-30-36),with the following REF No: UKNL-L/200-26937 ,BATCH No: 2005MJL-01 ,TICKET No: 20511465463-7644 ,SERIAL No: S/N-00168 ,LUCKY No: 887-13-865-37-10-8
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of £1,000, 000 (One Million Pounds ) CONGRATULATIONS !
To file for your claim, please contact our claims agent with the following information: claims form
CONTACT PERSON. (MR. ADAMS SMITH)
TEL: +44-703-193-1215
CONTACT E-MAIL: euroclaims@london.com
1.Full Name:
2.Full Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10. Next Of Kin
11. Amount Won
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
N.B: Terms and conditions to claiming your prize:
1. Please quote all your Reference number and lucky numbers as stated above together with the following; Full Names and Address, Country Of Residence, Contact telephone numbers, Mobile, Fax number, Occupation,Next Of Kin and Amount Won in all correspondence with the claim/paying agent above.
2. Your winning prize is not DEDUCTABLE until it has been fully processed, approved and transferred to your designated account of your choice by the claim/paying agent above.The above claim/paying agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of your winning prize to you. Also note that you are to contact and process your winning prize not later than two (2) week, after this date if you do not contact and process your winning prize, all funds will be returned to the headquarters as unclaimed fund.
All informations have to be kept out of public until your winning prize has been processed and transferred to your designated account of your choice; this is to avoid double claim and unwarranted abuse of the programme by some participants.

Sincerely,
Dr. Pinkett Brown
Email: euromilions_cordinator@consultant.com
Online co-ordinator.

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