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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  • +447024031735 (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.
  • promolotto008@googlemail.com
  • promo_lotto2_uk@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "NATIONAL LOTTO" <promo_lotto2_uk@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 09:48:31 +0100
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION! CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON!!!


FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
UNITED KINGDOM
THE LOTTERY COMPANY
PO BOX 200
HARROGATE
HGI 2YR
ENGLAND
REF N: EGS/475061725
BATCH N:05/763638/IPD.
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE
CONGRATULATIONS!
THE MONTH OF JULY 2008.

National Lottery Uk Incorporated wishes to inform you the results of the
E-mail address ballot lottery international program united kingdom held on
The month of JULY, 2008. Your email account have been picked as a winner of
$500,000.00} FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY.

This results is now released to you on JULY 1, 2008. and your email address
attached in the A Category. All email addresses were selected through a
computer ballot system in which your email address was selected as one of
the lucky winners. Your
lucky number is:-11 12 22 23 24 36
And bouns ball 26.

Be advised to keep your winning information confidential {VERY SECRET} until
your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part
of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this program by fraudulent and scampers.

Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our British
representative office in Africa Nigeria, as indicated in your play coupon
and your prize of $500,000 will be released to you from this regional branch
office in Nigeria Africa.

All winning must be claimed not later than AUG 31st 2008. After this date
all unclaimed funds will be returned to Uk National lottery promotion as
unclaimed. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications please remember to quote your reference number in all
correspondence.

You are therefore advised to contact your claim Agent in our regional branch
in LONDON,
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE,

Simply contact our regional office in LONDON Contact FRANCO JOHN. email...
promolotto008@googlemail.com<http://us.mc637.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=promo_lotto2_uk@yahoo.co.uk>
he will advice you on What to do to Get your

Winning Prize Immediately .
or Call Him On
+447024031735.

Visit us online http://lottery.co.uk/res/
Congratulations from the staff and thank you for being part of email account
users program.
Yours in service,
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. cooker Henry
Executive(NATIONAL LOTTO PROMOTION LONDON ).
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).
VICE PRESIDENT

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