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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:
  • "clear source of funds certificate" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
  • "certificates of origin of funds" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
  • "affidavit of claim" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • +447031928778 (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.
  • nwbandsecurity@googlemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY CLAIMS DIRECTOR" <cgpdept05@googlemail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 05:48:19 -0700
Subject: CONTACT ( Nationwide Bank Of England ) FOR TRANSFER


*[image: Camelot Logo]*
CLAIMS PROCESSING DEPARTMENT.
DEUTCH SOL AGENCY . A division of Overseassecuritiesbvorg.
(Representative, security, marketing, cooperate investment agent).
PROCESSING DEPARTMENT
26 Stanhope Road
Kent CT14 6AD London
United Kingdom


ATTENTION: HF Flierman-Pronk,
5TH AUGUST. 2008

We hereby inform you that we have processed your payment and your cheque is
ready for disbursement, along with:

(1).WINNING CERTIFICATE FROM THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS.
(2).CLEAR SOURCE OF FUNDS CERTIFICATES (C.S.F.C.);
(3).CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN OF FUNDS (C.O.F.).
(4).AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM

Your winnings is not in cash form but in Bounded Bank Cheque, this advice
complies with the Anti-Fraud section 2, sub section (IV) of the procedural
manual of the funds disbursement agreement existing between banks companies
and the British Government.

We have then forwarded your Bounded winning cheque to NATIONWIDE BANK AND
SECURITY. that will handle the transfer of your fund. It will be transfer to
you after you have taken care of the required cost of initial deposit for an
interntional account in your name with the help of your fiduciary agent.(I.E
you will be required to have an active account with the bank before your
winning bounded cheque can be deposited and cleared within 12hours to
48hours depending on your choice of account type that you will choose and
open for you. Get this cleared that your winning bounded cheque is insured
by a hard cover insurance policy and such prohibit the bank from depositing
your cheque without the initial deposit being paid by you to have an active
account. Also ensure to comply by the bank policy as the bank reserve the
right to disclaim your insured bounded cheque and send back to the lottery
board as unclaimed prize.

Sequel to the above stated notice you are there in your own interest to
comply and abide by the banking policy to avoid having problem/quagmire with
the bank. Type of account that you want to open will be sent to you by
contacting them with your full details below

* *1.FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY: 2.RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: 3.DATE AND PLACE
OF BIRTH: 4.PHONE/FAX NUMBERS: 5.NAME <http://5.name/> AND ADDRESS OF NEXT
OF KIN: 6.SEX: 7.OCCUPATION: 8.MARITAL STATUS: 9.NATIONALITY:

BELOW IS YOUR LEGALIZATION CODE LEGALIZATION CODE *( UKL009557398011K
)*YOU ARE TO PROVIED THE BANK WITH THIS CODE FOR CONFIRMATION
**
NOTE:BENEFICIARIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSFER / DELIVERY CHARGES. PLEASE
INDICATE OPTION THAT BEST SUITS YOU.

*[image: Nationwide Logo]*
*Nationwide Bank Of England*
*Account Director, *
*Mr. Justice Moore*
*Hot line: +447031928778 *
*Hot line: +447031971869*
*EMAILS: **nwbandsecurity@googlemail.com* <nwbandsecurity@googlemail.com>* *
**
DECLARATION
I (......................) HEREBY DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATA ARE TRUE, AND
IN CASE OF ANY UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, MY NEXT OF KIN HAS THE RIGHT TO
CLAIM MY TOTAL WINNINaGS

PROF DEREK MAX.
PROCESSING DEPARTMENT
26 Stanhope Road
Kent CT14 6AD London
United Kingdom
Tel: +447031968837
Tel: +447031926429
[image: The National Lottery logo][image: You must be 16 or over to play or
claim a prize]
N:B: You are advised to keep your winning strictly confidential until your
winning is processed and received by you. This is to avoid double claiming
which could lead to disqualification. Confidential and/ or privileged
information may be contained in thise-mail and any attachments transmitted
with it ('Message'). If you are not the addressee indicated in this Message
(or responsible for delivery of this Message to such person),you are hereby
notified thatany dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this
Message orany part there of is prohibited. Please delete this Message if
received in error and advise the sender by return e-mail. Opinions,
conclusionsand other information in this Message that do not relate to the
official business of this company shall be understood as neither given nor
endorsed by this company

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