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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims 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)
• 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.
  • +447024013497 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: UK CHARITY FOUNDATION AWARD PROMOTION UK CHARITY FOUNDATION AWARD
PROMOTION <claimatwood8@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:48:52 +1200
Subject: congratulations you won usd$950,000.00


UK CHARITY FOUNDATION PROMOTION LOTTERY
Suite 154, Clarendon Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD61JF, London United Kingdom.
Smith D. Cleaning.Promotion Manager Tele: + 44 702 4013497 Dear Winner, we happily announce to you that you have won our International CharityPROMOTION LOTTERY of usd$950,000 (Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars) duringthe 2007 Global Internet Summit titled "Discovering Greatness", held in the London, United kingdom. All 30 winning Addresses were randomlyselected from a batch of 50,000,000 international Emails. Your Emailaddress emerged alongside 29 others as a category 2 winner in this year's Annual UK CHARITY FOUNDATION PROMOTION LOTTERY draw. No tickets were sold. Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out ofusd$950,000 only. The following particulars are attached to your lottopayment order: (i) Winning Serial Number: 900-102-447(ii) Email Ticket Number: UK754/22/76(iii) Lotto Code Number: TL09622UK(iv) File Ref Number: ICA/11-GIS/2006UK Please contact the under listed claims Agent OFFICE IN MALAYSIA as soon as possible forthe immediate release of your winnings: PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE IN MALAYSIA NOW. Claims OUR ASIA Agent OFFICE in MALAYSIA: Mr. WOOD PETEREmail: woodwiners1@yahoo.com.myPhone# +60 1 73760735 N.B: Steps to claiming your prize; 1. Contact your claims Agent immediately you receive this notification to begin the claims process. 2. You are required to send your full name(s) as it should appear on the Certificate of Winning that would be issued to you, and fill the below Non-Private Information when contacting the Agent. 1. FULL NAME(S): ________________________________2. ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, COUNTRY: ________________3. SEX: ________________________________________4. AGE: _______________________________________5. OCCUPATION: _______________________________6. COMPANY: _____________________ B. POSITION HELD: ____________7. WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS: ____________________________8. TELEPHONE NUMBER: ________________________ File Ref Number:________________________ 3. Also quote your File reference Number as given above whilecontacting the Agent. This is very important and cumpulsory on firstcorrespondence with your claims Agent. On behalf of the entire UK CHARITY FOUNDATION stakeholders, I saycongratulations!!! Sincerely, Smith D. Cleaning.Promotion Manager. PURPOSE OF UK CHARITY FOUNDATION AWARDS PROMOTION LOTTERY=============================================================== To encourage internet users. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The UK CHARITY FOUNDATION, a non governmental organization (NGO) isproudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group, Toshiba,Dell computers and a conglomeration of other international ITcompanies. The UK CHARITY FOUNDATION PROMOTION LOTTERY draw is held once in ayear and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet andcomputers worldwide. We are proud to say that over 15 Million Pounds are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide. If you do not wish to accept your prize, you should disregard thisNotification. Unclaimed Prize Money will be recalled and put back into the Foundations projects. Contact your Claims Agent immediatelly!

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