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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:
  • "foreign service manager" (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)
  • "you are advice to " (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.
  • clmdpt0@aol.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Uk Lottery <ukinterlott_3@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:35:14 +0100
Subject: !!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!



FROM THE LOTTERY PROMOTIONS MANAGER,THE UNITED KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY,PO BOX 287, WATFORD WD 18 9TT, UNITED KINGDOM.INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PRIZE RELEASE CENTRE WINNING ANNOUNCED TODAY 30/07/2007 Ref: 47061725, Batch: 7056490902, WINNING NUMBER: (11) (12) (34) (38) (44) (48) (12). !!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! We are delighted to inform you of your prize release from the United Kingdom International Lottery program. Your name was attached to Ticket number; 75551730, Batch number; 7056490902, Winning number: (11) (12) (34) (38) (44) (48) (12). Bonus number 18, which consequently won the lottery in the first category. You hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of (950, 000, 00) (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING) in cash credit file ref: LIP /HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize of (POUND STERLING 33.6 million) shared amongst eighty lucky winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn form Nine hundred thousand names from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our international promotions program. This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base. Further more your name falls within our representative office in UNITED KINGDOM. As indicated in your play coupon and your prize of (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING) will be released to you from our paying banks. We hope with part of your prize, you will participate our Middle of the year high stakes for POUNDS STERLING 1.3 Billion international draw.How to claim your prize simply contact our fiduciary payout, Dr. MICHAEL JACOBS or Mrs. NANCY VAN, EMAIL ADDRESS (clmdpt0@aol.co.uk) to file for your claim. Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on the top of this notification as well as the below listed information: FULL NAMES: CONTACT ADDRESS: TELEPHONE/FAX: WINNING NUMBER:For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel. Note, all winnings MUST be claimed before the 15th of AUGUST 2007 otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity organizations. Dr. MICHAEL JACOBS or Mrs. NANCY VANEMAIL CONTACT: clmdpt0@aol.co.ukFOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,UNITED KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY,PO BOX 287, WATFORD WD 18 9TT, UNITED KINGDOM. YOU ARE ADVICE TO CONTACT YOUR CLAIMING AGENTS IMMEDIATELY. ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION. FORWARD YOUR WINNING NUMBERS, YOUR FULL NAME, YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS AND YOUR FULL ADDRESS. KIND REGARDS, J. MARCUS PROMOTIONS MANAGER.
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