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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "claims 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.
  • +447031958599 (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.
  • cgpaycenter01@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Charles McCoy." <barryhowarth@telstra.com>
Reply-To: cgpaycenter01@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:05:43 +0000
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Your_email_has_won_=C2=A31,23O,310_...?=
=?utf-8?Q?..(_REF_N=C2=BA.:_UKL/74-A0802742007).?=


The Camelot Group, Operators of The National Lottery.
3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool , L30 1RD.

WINNING NOTIFICATION
The Camelot Group UK, organizers of The National Lottery wishes to inform y=
ou that the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international prog=
ram held on the 14th June 2008. Your mail account have been picked as a win=
ner of a lump sum pay out of =C2=A31,23O,310 (One Million Two Hundred and T=
hirty Thousand Three Hundred and Ten Pounds Sterling) . This is from a tota=
l cash prize of =C2=A38,612,170GBP shared amongst the (7)lucky winners in t=
his category. The Camelot Group, operators of the United Kingdom National L=
ottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The=
International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).

All winning must be claimed not later than 14 working days from this notifi=
cation. After this time all unclaimed funds will be returned to the Europea=
n Union Treasury as unclaimed winnings. Please note in order to avoid unnec=
essary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference num=
ber in all correspondence.Note below your winning details: Ticket No. 22-13=
56-4096-988, Serial No. A069-07 ,File REF No: UKL/74-A0802742007; BATCH No.=
2007UKL-01. LUCKY No. 04-33-34-38-39-49-(23 as Bonus Ball)

To begin your claim process, please contact your Claims Agent, from the Ove=
rsea Winners Processing Department:
Mr Charles McCoy,
Email: cgpaycenter01@hotmail.co.uk
Telephone: +44-703-195-8599 or +44-703-192-9726.

Furnish him with the details as requested below and He will intimate you on=
the steps to be taken for due processing and remittance of your prize mone=
y.

1. Full Names:=20
2. Contact Adress
3. Age=20
4. Sex=20
5. Occupation
6. Telephone & Cell Phone
8. Marital Status=20
9.State & Country


Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of ou=
r promotions program.
Sincerely, Mrs. Dianne Thompson, Online Coordinator,
CAMELOT GROUP.

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