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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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 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.
  • +447031839959 (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.
  • controldepartment@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3acontroldepartment@hotmail.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "uk lottery" <uklottery26928@torba.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:38:48 -0700
Subject: lucky winner Congratulations!!!


The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: SGIL/763276/03
Batch: 074/05/ZY3.

Dear lucky winner,

We happily announce to you the draw of the UK-National lottery International
programs held on the 14th-july-2008.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 6475600545 187, with Serial
number 87-11 drew the Lucky numbers: 11, 14, 19,35,46,49 Bonus 17.
Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 7th Category? You have
therefore been approved to Claim a total sum of BP 1,000,000.00{ONE MILLION
BRITISH POUNDS} in cash credited to file REF NO.SGIL/763276/03.

This is from a total cash prize of GBR £7,000,000(SEVEN MILLION BRITISH
POUNDS STERLING) shared amongst the first Seven (7) lucky winners in this
category. All participants were selected randomly from Worldwide Web site
through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This
promotion takes place annually.

Please note that you're lucky winning number fall within our European
booklet representative office in Europe As indicated in your play coupon. In
view of this, Your GBP, 1, 000, 000.00 {ONE MILLION BRITISH POUNDS) would be
released to you by our payment office in Europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
Your prize award has been insured in your names and ready for claim.
To begin your claims therefore, you are advised on final notice and as a
matter of urgency, to contact our licensed and accredited Claim agent for
Overseas Lottery Winners for the Processing of your prize awards winning and
Payment To your designated bank account after all statutory Obligations have
been concluded satisfactorily.
Contact thus:CONTACT OUR CLAIMS MANAGER,
NAME:MR.JAMES WALTER
PHONE:+447-03183-9959
FAX:+

E-MAIL:controldepartment@hotmail.co.uk<E-MAIL%3Acontroldepartment@hotmail.co.uk>

The above claim agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of
your prize funds to you, not later than one Month after this date. If you do
not contact and process your winning prize, all funds will be returned as
unclaimed. Call the above number for more details.
ln other to file for your claim,you have to Contact your Lottery Agent with
the following informations below:
1.YOUR FULL NAMES...............................
2.SEX............................................
3.YOUR ADDRESS...................................
4.YOUR COUNTRY...................................
5.NATIONALITY....................................
6.YOUR FAX.....................................
7.HOME PHONE NUMBER ...........................
8.MOBILE PHONE NUMBER.........................
9.OCCUPATION...................................
10.YOUR AGE...................................
11.YOUR BATCH NUMBER.....................
12.YOUR REF:NUMBER.............................
13.YOUR LUCKY WINNING NUMBER...................
14.YOUR TICKET NUMBER......................
15.YOUR ACCOUNT DETAILS WHERE YOU WANT YOUR PRIZE WINNING MONEY TO BE
TRANSFERED.
Due to mixed up in some numbers and names and for the purpose of
confidentiality, be advised to keep this award notification as secret from
public notice until your claim has been processed and your prize money
remitted to your designated bank account as this is part of precautionary
measures to avoid double claim or misuse of this program by some social
miscreants. Hence, your prize award winning is confidential as our winners
are at liberty to remain completely anonymous until payment is effected.
Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program. Thank
you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
Mrs.Agnes Palmer.
LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR

N.B: Please Contact your agent immediately through this phone numbers:
+44-703-183-9959. And if you have received this communication in error,
notify us immediately by email. Once again, I say
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

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