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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:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +447045706581 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY <f_dept002@live.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:03:02 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT_BANK_TO_CLAIM_YOUR_=A32,000,000.00_GBP?=



Dear Winner, Your ref: 6525/07
Good day to you and congratulations once again. With regards to to the information you have just provided, please contact ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND to claim your Winning Prize £2, 000.000.00 GBP. which has been deposited in your name.
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND TRANSFER MANAGERMr. Paul John. Phone: +447045706581Fax: +447006069544Email: web-r-bs1@live.com

Do send a copy of your Contact Details as instructed below to this Email:web-r-bs1@live.com as they will need it to properly verify with the details we have provided for them about,if it corresponds they will begin transfer of your prize to you.

1.First Name: 2.Last Name: 3.Your Ref: 6525/074.Address: 5.Country: 6.Telephone: 7.Occupation: 8.Age: They are responsible for sending the original documents and funds to you. Your documents and funds will be couriered/transfered to you as soon as you adhere to all instructions from the Bank. This documents will be forwarded to the Lottery headquarters for final payment of your prize money. Please oblige to follow their instructions so the document/Transfer of your prize can get to your present address on time. Do ensure to file your claims to them with a copy of your verification particulars and scanned copies of driver's license or any form of national identity. Endeavor to make your winnings confidential during the process of the transfer of your winnings, to avoid double claims.

Please note that your winning documents/cheque has already been sent to the Bank,please contact them shorlty so they could proceed with the delivery of your prize to you.
Regards,

FIDUCIARY AGENTMr. Mark Johnson.
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