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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +447024092611 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447035926957 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704795920 (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.
  • transfers.bpbuk@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:04:59 -0400
Subject: URGENT



Lansdowne RowBerkeley SquareLondon, W1J 6HUnited Kingdom.Ref: UK/7803XI/04Batch: 03/BT25/0306Dear Winner,I will like to confirm that you have received my earlier emails andalso make sure that you have contacted the bank in line with ourpayout procedure.As part of our effort in keeping contact with ourwinners, we recommend regular updates from you.You can contact the bank please do so via the emails below.CONTACT: MR PETER HOWARDTransfer OfficerBUTTERFIELD PRIVATE BANK TEL: (+44 70359 26957) FAX;+44 870 479 5920EMAIL: transfers.bpbuk@gmail.com, I will also advise that you contact them immediately as the bank hasbeen in custody of your prize for sometime now and its high time youclaimed it.Also I will like you to acknowledge this email and let me know if youhave any complaints to make and also confirm if you received myearlier emails.Yours FaithfullyMr J.P HallFIDUCIARY AGENT, Payment and Release order Department,UK NATIONALLOTTERY CLAIMS PROCESSING AGENT.OCEANIC BT, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOMeMail; jp.hall@live.comajhall100@hotmail.comTel:+447024092611:+447024094833;+447024096930
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Anti-fraud resources:

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