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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:
  • "22 garden close, stamford" (address often used in fake lottery scams)
• 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.
  • +447031859567 (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.
  • drfrankmoore@rocketmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "THE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT BMW MARIA SURIYA" <maria.suriya@ldsliving.com>
Reply-To: drfrankmoore@rocketmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:13:43 -0700
Subject: Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.


*THE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT **BMW *
*Automobiles*
*22 Garden Close, Stamford,*
*Lincs, PE9 2YP, London*
*United Kingdom*
**
*Dear Winner,*
**
*This is to inform you that you have been selected as a winner for a cash
prize of GBP200,000. (Two hundred thousand British Pounds Sterling ) and a
brand new BMW 5 Series Car from International programs held on the 14**
th of July,**2008 in London Uk.*
*Description of prize vehicle;*
**
*Year: 2008
Model: 530iA
Color (exterior/interior): Black Sapphire Metallic/Black Leather
Mileage: 5
Transmission: Automatic 6 Speed
Options: Cold weather package, premium package, fold down rear seats w/ski
bag, am fm stereo with single in dash compact disc player.*

*The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized email selection ballot system from a database of over 250,000
email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world which yours and
nine others were selected as the winners.

The BMW Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by
the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This
promotional lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the
public.

To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact our fiduaciary
claims agent for more infomation as regards procedures to claim your prize.*
*================================================================
* *BMW LOTTERY DEPARTMENT UK*
*7 DOCK WAY, SEFTON BUSINESS PARK
LONDON, T40 4RT*
*United Kingdom*

**
*DR FRANK MOORE*
*Email:* drfrankmoore@rocketmail.com
*phone number * *+447031859567*
*================================================================*

*Contact him by please providing him with your secret pin code x7pwyz2005
and your Reference Number BMW:2551256003/23.You are also advised to provide
him with the under listed informations as soon as possible:*
** *
**1.Name (in full):*
*2.Address:*
*3.Nationality:*
*4.Age:*
*5.Occupation:*
*6.Phone/Fax:**
7.Country of Residence:*
*8.Short comment on your occupation. [optional]:*
*9.Fax [optional]:*
*10.Email address:*
*11.Annual income:*
**
*==================================================================** *
** **
*Please you are to provide him with the above listed details as soon as
possible so he can begin with the processing of your prize winnings. *
**
*Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of
our promotional program.*
**

**

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