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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "euro-afro-american-sweepstake lottery" (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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "million pounds" (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)
  • "million british pounds" (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)
  • ",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)
  • "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 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.
  • theo_klaas@rocketmail.com
  • mr.richardwatson@yahoo.co.uk
  • 3atheo_klaas@rocketmail.com
  • mailmatters04@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "uknational lottery" <uknationallottery008@mobimail.mn>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:53:10 -0700
Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?You_have_just_won_=A3809,000?=


**
*THE NATIONAL LOTTERY**
**P O BOX 1610 LIVERPOOL L70 1NL *

*NATIONAL LOTTERY LUCKY PROGRAM *
*You have just won **£809,000.00 Eight Hundred and Nine thousand Great
British pounds

Sterling
**CONGRATULATIONS! *
* LIVERPOOL , ENGLAND :** * ****


* Claim Agent *
* Send Him Email Message Immediately With The Bellow Email Address To
Confirm Your Winning: *
*Email:theo_klaas@rocketmail.com <theo_klaas@rocketmail.com>*
***UK<http://hk.mc464.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mr.RICHARDWATSON@YAHOO.CO.UK>
CLAIM
AGENT, *

*CS No: 680 NCA 85900**
Ref No: UK/9420X/07
Batch No: 074/05/ZY369*
*Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-005
Grand Draw No: 900*
*WINNING NOTIFICATION*
*Dear Winner,*
*We are happy to announce to you winner of the draw of the Euro-Afro-
American Sweepstake Lottery International programs held in Liverpool
United Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number B9564 75604545
188 with serial number 97560 drew the winning 2-9-22-23-24-30 bonus ball 5
which subsequently won you the lottery in the second category.(ct.02).*
*You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of BPS
**£809,000.00 British
Pounds Starlings) in cash credited to file EAASL 30/10/02/0P1. This is from
a total cash prize of BPS **£1100, 000, 00 Million British Pound Starlings,
shared amongst the first One Hundred and Thirty Four (134) lucky winners in
this category worldwide.*
*Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Liverpool England, as indicated in your
play coupon and your winning prize has been insured by **Federal Deposit
Insurance Company (FDIC). *
*In view of this, your BPS **£ 809,000 .00 [Eight Hundred and Nine thousand
British Pounds Starlings] *
* Would be released to you immediately you contact our agent office
in Liverpool
England where your winning number falls.*
*Our Liverpool agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. To file for your
claim, please contact our fiduciary agent and discuss with him about his
terms and conditions of assisting you to get your claim of BPS **£809,000.00
Eight Hundred and Nine Thousand ** British Pounds Starlings without further
delay*
* **Contact information **DR. THEO
KLAAS,*
*Regional Manager**
**Lottery Subscribers Agents Europe**
**10th Floor Everton Building
Henley Road
Liverpool , England.**
*
*E-mail:theo_klaas@rocketmail.com <E-mail%3Atheo_klaas@rocketmail.com>
*
**
**
*Provide him with the information below:*
*1.Name <http://1.name/>
:..........................................................
2.Address:......................................................
3.Marital Status:...........................................
4.Occupation:...............................................
5.Age:.............................................................
6.Sex:...............................................................
7.Nationality:.................................................
8.Country Of Residence:..............................
9.Telephone Number:....................................
10.Fax Number:..............................................
11.Email Address:..........................................*
*12.Zonal Draw Number :...........................*
*13.Reference number:.......................................*
*14.Batch number:..............................................*
*15.Scanned Page Of Your International Passport Or Driving Licence
............................................*
*16.Lottery Draw Date ............................................*
**<http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?To=mailmatters04@yahoo.com>
*Please be warned :** For security reasons, you are advised to keep your
winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your
money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. *
*Please be informed that you should claim your winning prize on or before** 15
working days** *to* avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote
your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated
agents or us.*
*Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of
Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery.*
* *
* *
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**
** * Mr. Ricky Hutton , Our First Quarter
Winner of *
** * BPS £1,000,000.00 from Holland ,receiving his winning cheque*
*


* *Our Second Quarter Winner Mrs. Jennifer Southa from Texas
U.S.A. receiving her winning** **cheque**, **also on the picture is
her** **husband
and friends rejoicing with them while she pops champagne.*

*TESTIMONIES OF OUR PAST LUCKY WINNERS:*
**
*''When I first received an unsolicited email that I have just won One
Million British Pounds Starlings it appeared to me like one of those
uncalled -for emails .However when I decided to justify my curiosity by
contacting Dr. Richard Adams to know if this was real he instructed me on
what to do to claim my winning and as a matter of fact I was skeptical
initially but when I did I was full of surprise when my bank here in America
called me up to confirm to me that an additional One Million Pounds about
two Million United States Dollars Has been transferred from England to my
account .......I am really happy for the UK National Lottery who made it
possible for me to be One Million Pounds Richer Today ''..*
*[Mr. Walter Shaun [From Texas In The United States Of America ]*
**
*''To me everything was pointing to the direction of a scam especially when
I was told that I have to make the payment of a particular amount of money
being the British Tax imposition and transfer charges to the transfer bank
before my winning fund will be transferred This was so because I had the
belief that for being a winner I do not have to send money first before
receiving .However when I discussed this with my wife she urged me to do
so because of her believe on the UK National Lottery .After I have meet
this condition , it hit me like a thunder ball when I was surprised that
eventually Five Hundred Thousand Pounds was deposited into my account .It
was unbelievable to me until I made the withdrawal of Two Hundred Thousand
Pounds to buy a new house in Tehran, Iran'' .*
*Dr. Ali Mohammad Alamin [From Iran ]*
**
*''To me I was the last person on earth to believe in the internet of a
thing and its winning .Especially considering the fact that I am a black
woman from Nigeria .I just couldn't believe it ,but when I called my claim
agent to confirm my wining I was still in surprise until I meet all his
condition and today I am the pillar in my family because of my financial
strength''.*
*Mrs. Joyce Adebayor [From Nigeria West Africa ]*
**
*'' Words cant explain how I feel winning a lottery I never participated in
.I have been playing the Uk National Lottery and buying tickets every week
.However, I was over joyed when my email address was selected by the
computer as one among the lucky winners and now I am praying every day so
as emerge as the jackpot winner of One Million British Pounds Starlings so
that I can buy a football club of my own here in England ''*
**
*Mr. Bright Waterfalls [Liverpool England ]*
**
*'' I can beat my hands on my chest and tell any one who cares to listen
that this is a genue lottery. I am a living testimony ,my parents never
believed when I informed them that I won but today look at me only 9 years
old and I am already smiling to the bank with Ninety Five Thousand Pounds
''*
*Little Miss Natalie Mboweni [ South Africa ]*
**
*'' Man, I am really a winner!!! Waooo my joy is imeasurable!!!! ''*
**
*Mr. Sammy Young [ Japan One Million Pounds Jackpot Winner ]*
**
*'' I have received this kind of winning notification on several occasions
but I didn't believe until I just took a risk of paying all the charges I
was required to pay .Infect I had to borrow money from within around to pay
all these charges and look at me today I can pay back what I have borrowed
in 5 folds to my creditors ''*
**
*Mrs Carlose Escobar [ Ecuador in South America Seven Hundred Thousand
Pounds Winner ]*
**
*'' Infect ,I am donating 20% percent to any charity organization of my
choice in **Asia** as a free -will gift and a thank you gift to the Almighty
God for making it possible for me to win a lottery I never participated
believed in ''.*
*Mr. John White [From Australia .Two Hundred Thousand Pounds Winner]*
**
*'' This is my second time of winning a lottery so it never came to me as
a surprise .But still I am grateful to the lottery organizers for making
this come true ''*
**
*Mr. Ismail Sadiq [From Jordan .Twenty Thousand Pounds Winner ]*
* ** *
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*Yours Sincerely,*
*Mrs Allan Teresa.*
*United Kingdom* *Zonal Co-ordinator, Dr.Barry swert*
*United Kingdom Zonal Secretary General.*
**
*John Branscombe
Director of Security and Facilities*

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