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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")
  • ",000,000" (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 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.
  • +4407024033057
• 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.
  • claimsagentpaymentoffice_07@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Uk Stake Lottery Management <jff08_web.notice33@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:13:02 +0000
Subject: Congratulations: Your Email Address Has Won



UK STAKE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY,Headquarters: 218 Heathway,Dagenham RM10 8QE, London.
Ref: UKZL/JJF08/07Batch: 015/74/05/XLUK07
WINNING NOTIFICATION/ PROCESSING ADVICE
We happily announce to you the draw (#908) of the UK STAKE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 20th of August, 2007 in NEWCASTLE, UNITED-KINGDOM.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 02. 13. 27. 33. 36. 48. [12] Bonus Ball, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 6. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £ 1,000,000.00 (One Million Great British Pounds) credited to file Ref No: UKZL/JJF08/07 and Batch No: 015/74/05/XLUK07, This is from a total cash prize, shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners.
All participants for this online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.
You should contact our Fiduciary agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. To file for your claim, contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr. John Blake.E-mail: claimsagentpaymentoffice_07@yahoo.co.uk Tel: + 44(0) 702 403 3057
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to receive your prize.
Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than 6th of September 2007 LAST COLLECTION DATE. After this date all funds will be returned to our treasury as unclaimed. You are advice to quote your Ref and Batch numbers to our fiduciary agent in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications.
Congratulations!!!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Elizabeth Cole.(CO-ORDINATOR)
_________________________________________________________________
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