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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:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• 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.
  • +447011138619 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "" <sconsult@iol.cz>
Reply-To: nicolaswitson20@verizon.net
Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:50:18 GMT
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION




The U=2EK=2E National Lottery=2C
12 Bridge Street=2C
Staines Middlesex TW18 4TP=2C
United Kingdom=2E
Customer Service/Claims Department
Ref=3A LSUK/2031/8161/05
Batch=3A R3/A312-59

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the recent draw of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY=2C=

online Sweepstakes International Program held on month of September 2008=
=2E
Your e-mailaddress attached to ticket number=3A 56475600545 188 with Ser=
ial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers=3A 01-14-21-3-35-48 and a bonus nu=
mber
of 24=2E

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of =A3590=2C000=2E=
00 (Five
Hundred and Ninety Thousand Great British Pounds) in cash credited to fi=
le
KTU/9023118308/03=2E


NOTE=3AYou are to reply to this email below to claim your price=2E

Name=3AMr Nicholas Wiston

EMail=3Anicolaswitson20=40verizon=2Enet
=

Phone Number=3A Tel=3A+44-701-113-8619

You are required to provide the following information for verification
purposes=3A

1=2EFull Name=3A

2=2EFull Contact Address=3A

3=2ESex=3A

4=2EAge=3A

5=2EOccupation=3A

6=2ETel (Home/Office/Mobile)=3A

7=2ECountry of residence=3A

Congratulations once more and from all members and staff of this program=
=2E
Yours Truly=2C
Sir Benjamin A=2E Spencer=2C
Online Lottery Co-ordinator

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