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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:

• 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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim 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.
  • +447011140395 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447031926597 (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.
  • claimsagent_owengreen016@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: Leighbailey18@aol.com
Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 14:06:59 EDT
Subject: (no subject)



Ref : UKNL/668545J6/45
Batch: NLD/041/03/954652
Daily Draw Further results
_http://www.national-lottery.com/resultsnationalhistorical.asp_
(http://www.national-lottery.com/resultsnationalhistorical.asp)
Draw Date: 29 / 08 / 2007
Winning numbers: 4, 6, 11, 17, 31, 41 (Bonus no.44),
We happily announce to you the Draw (#942) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Game Lottery program.
Your e-mail address won the lottery, with Serial number 368/02 drew the
Winning numbers: 4, 6, 11, 17, 31, 41 (Bonus no.44).
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
Microsoft users from company and individual email address users,
since most people were not able to purchase tickets and play outside
the UK. We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in
our subsequent lottery jackpots.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £691,252 .00(
Six Hundred And Ninety One Thousand, Two Hundred And Fifty Two Great Britain
Pounds)
in cash credited to fileKTU/9023118308/07.
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 claim your prize
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent with the
below details
*************************************************
DR. OWEN GREEN.
FOREIGN MANAGER,PAYMENT AND RELEASE
DEPARTMENT,ALPHA CONSULATANT
TRANS-ATLANTIC S.A LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
TELL:+44 701-114-0395
+44-703-192-6597
E-mail : _claimsagent_owengreen016@yahoo.co.uk_
(mailto:claimsagent_owengreen016@yahoo.co.uk)
**************************************************
PLEASE FILL BELOW YOUR DETAILS AND SEND IT TO OUR CLAIM AGENT.
Your Personal Data Form Fill Please.
Name Of Winner:_________________________
Nationality:____________________________
Address:________________________________
Sex_______________Age:___________
Occupation:_____________________
Monthly Income:_______________________
Marital Status:_______________________
Tel No:_______________Fax No:_______________
Amount Won:_____________________________
Winning E-mail Address:_____________________
Winning Number__________________________
Congratulations once more
Yours Truly,
Rose Carl (Mrs)
Online co-ordinator

Anti-fraud resources:

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