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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:
  • ",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.
  • +447031904449 (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.
  • hilarycole_ff1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: uk promo <customercaredpt_11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <hilarycole_ff1@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 05:39:22 -0600
Subject: CONGRATULATION !! You just emmerged a winner.



The Camelot Group,:Operators of The National Lottery.
3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,Aintree, Liverpool , L30 1RD
REF Nº: UKL/941OYI/02/07
BATCH Nº: 2007/UKL/0011
Dear Lucky Winner, RE: ANNUAL LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual year final draws of the CAMELOT GROOUP OF UK LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM. The online Cyber Lotto Email draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 1,000,000 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from over 1000 popular domains including Companies, private and public enterprising domains. However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy. After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of the twelve winners in the first category with the following data Ref Number: UKL/941OYI/02/07Batch Number: 2007/UKL/0011
Ticket Number: 0117469
Lucky Numbers: You as well as the other winners are therefore to receive a cash prize of £ 274,363.00 (TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FOUR THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THREE GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS ONLY) each from the total payout. Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon meeting the requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report. To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised to contact our licensed and accredited Financial Solicitor/Logistics Company for first category winners with the information below: Mr. Hillary Cole, Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release Order Dept.Company: Camelot Group Commission
Tel No: +44 - 703-190-4449 Fax No: +44 -709-288-6550
EMAIL Address : hilarycole_ff1@yahoo.com

You are to acknowledge the receipt of this mail by sending the underlisted information to our accredited Logistics Company via email above

1. Full name and address. 2. Country. 3. Tel and fax number. 4. Occupation. 5. Your age and Sex

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed within 20 days from today. After this date all unclaimed funds would be included in the next year stake. Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence with the Payment and Release Order Department of Camelot Group Commission. You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained). Members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed to participate in this program.
Thank you and congratulations!!!

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Sandra Spendol
Coordinator

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Mrs. Sandra Spendol ( Co-ordinator), Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive), Mr. Michael Cole (Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman)..

Copyright 2007 UK Lottery International
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