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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • barrister_gregwhite05@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: BARRISTER GREG WHITE <barrister_gregwhite05@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 21:48:02 +0100 (BST)
Subject: {Disarmed} PAYMENT FORM


Gregory White Chambers
BLK 12, Shield Road, Ashford, Middx,
TW15 1AU London,United Kingdom

Phone number:00(44) 704 570 2663,704 570 2937
Fax number: 00(44) 709 288 6177

barrister_gregwhite05@yahoo.co.uk


ATTN: Alarik Kirsch ,

l received your mail.l believe you read through the notification letter from the Lottery Coordinator.You are been notified as a winner and also entitle to the sum of £350,000.00 GBP through our online draws system.lf you are serious about claiming your winnings,l advised that you send forward the information below to enable me proceed with the processing of your winnings.

PAYMENT FORM
1. Ticket Number: 5647600545188
2. Reference Number: SGIL/763276/03
3. Batch Number: 074/05/ZY3
4. First/Last Name:___________________________________________
5. Home Address:______________________________________________
6. Telephone (Home): ________________________________________
7. Date of Birth: ___________________________________________
8. Occupation:___________________________________________
9. Gender / Marital Status:____________________________________
10.Your Preferred Mode of Prize Collection:i.Cheque ______ ii.Bank Transfer Method _______ iii.Come to UK _______
11. Attach your Passport or Driver's license(Reason for ldentification).
__________________________________________________
12.Brief Description of Individual:
__________________________ hereby declare that the above information is true and binding on me. If at any time it is discovered that I have given false information, I will forfeit my rights to my winnings.
Once again congratulations from all the staff.
Have a nice day.
Best Regards,
Barrister Gregory White(Esq.)




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