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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)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +447045798647 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447092897104 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: james harris <jmarkh9@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:03:22 -0500
Subject:



-- UK NATIONAL LOTTERYPROMOTIONS/ PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.101 BOVILL ROADLONDON. SE23 1EL.Ref: EGS/2251256003/02Batch: 14/0017/1PDTicket Number: 56475600545 188Winning Serial Number A025-09-241-671 WINNING NOTIFICATION: The board of directors and entire member of staff of the National Lotterywishes to inform you of the result of the (Email Address Ballot) onlineSweepstakes international program held at the British Headquarter. Your email account have been picked as a winner of Six Hundred ThousandPoundsSterling (£600,000.00) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This isfroma total sum of Four Million, Two hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling (£4,200,000.00) shared amongst seven winners. This results is now released toyouon 28th September 2008 and your email address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers 01 - 08-22 -28 - 35 -44 and bonus ball --19-- in the Lotto. For further information, kindly confirm receipt of this email, by forwardingYour Details as states below to our claims department E-mail:mr.anderson.spencer1001@hotmail.comBe advice to keep your winning information confidential until your claimshavebeen processed. For the release of your winning, kindly contact your claimssupervisory officer at the British Lottery Head Quarters, Payment ReleaseOrderDepartment.**************************************************Contact Agent: Mr. Anderson SpencerForeign Services Directorate,Pacifico Sistemas Informáticos GmbH & Co.E-mail: britishawardpromo01@googlemail.comPhone: +44 70457 98647+44 70457 98638Fax: +44-709-289-7104**************************************************INFORMATION REQUESTED:1. Full Name:..2. Address:..3. Age:..4. Date of Birth:..5. Nationality:..6. Occupation:..7. Phone:... Fax:...8. Country:..9. Any Identification.10: E-mail:... Upon reciept of the duly requested data, I will send you the contactinformation of the payment office so you can proceed with effect of yourclaimto be release to you immediately. Congratulations from the entire member of staff and thank you for being partofour email account users program. Yours Sincerely, Mr. Niklas Flippo (Rev.)Executive (International Sweepstakes).NOTE: You are to contact your claims officer immediately by email to confirmyour winnings.
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