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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:
  • "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.
  • +447045702961 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:50:54 -0700
Subject: Recent draws update,Congratulations(Contact v.claims111@live.com
for claims)



22 Garden Close, Stamford,
Lincs, PE9 2YP,London
United Kingdom.
(Customer Services)
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPD

CONGRATULATION YOU ARE A WINNER!!!!!!!!.
We happily announce to you the draw numbers of the BRITISH LOTTERY 6/49, online Sweepstakes International program held on the 22nd of November, 2008, which made the total of 511,149 people around the world lucky winners. Winning messages will be sent to all the winners in this category.
BRITISH LOTTO 6/49
Draw Date: 22-NOV-2008
04 12 34 35 38 48 27
*In the event of a discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail.
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our Computerized Email Selection System (C.E.S.S.) from a database of over a million email addresses from the world wide web. Each email address was attached to a ticket number and your email address with Ticket number: 5647600545188 and Serial number: 55450906 was randomly selected as the star prize winner among other consolation prize winners.
Your Email was selected as the First Prize 6/6 numbers winner of the promotion to claim the sum of £2,522,872.00(Two Million,Five Hundred And Twenty Two Thousand, Eight Hundred and Seventy Two Great Britain pounds) in First category,making a total of £5,045,744.00 to be won,By Two winners in this cartegory.
To check your winnings online you are to click this web site given below:
http://www.lotteries.com/lotteries/wnbritish649.jsp?availableDrawDate=2008%2F11%2F22&logon.x=8&logon.y=10
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
For you to collect your prizes, kindly fill the verification form below and send it to the Claims Manager, Sir Theodore SANDERS of our claims department through email, stating your receipt of this notification. He has been mandated to offer you assistance and facilitate the urgent delivery of your prizes.
To file for your claim, you are to fill this form immediately and submit to our fiduciary agent via email:
Sir Theodore Sanders
Email: v.claims111@live.com<mailto:v.claims111@live.com>

phone numbers: +44 704 570 2961

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM
Make Sure this Verification and Funds Release Form is sent to the
Fiduciary agent for quick verification and funds release purpose.
1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________
2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________
____________________________________________
3.SEX:_______________
4.Date of Birth:________
5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________
6.OCCUPATION:________________________
7.WINNING EMAIL ADDRESS:_________________________
8.WINNING DRAW NUMBERS:________________________
9.BONUS NUMBER:__________________________
10.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________
11.SERIAL NUMBER:__________________
12.AMOUNT WON:_______________________________
13. STATE:__________________________________
14. COUNTRY:________________________________

Congratulations once more,

Lord William Bradshaw
Online coordinator for
BRITISH LOTTERY 6/49

Anti-fraud resources:

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