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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:
  • "claims 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.
  • +447035267382 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +4407011128679
• 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.
  • robertvan9@myway.com
  • claimsagent_robertmoon@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: national lottery <national@national5.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 01:26:45 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ***CONGRATULATIONS YOUR HAVE WON*** WINNER OF UK LOTTERY!!!




THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
The Marina Offices, St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX
England.
Date:25nd SEPTEMBER, 2006

Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369




WINNING NOTIFICATION
Dear Winner,

We happily announce to you the draw (#1112) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held Saturday 19th
August, 2006.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:(6) (29) (31) (34) (40)
(48)
Winning Numbers Breakdown Bonus Ball [04] which subsequently won you
the lottery
in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.

For verification and checking of your lottery winnings online,you are
required to check your winning numbers and draw number and result
online by clicking the uknational lottery link below and fill in your
winning numbers for confirmation:

http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/winCheck/singlelineWinCheckerStart.do


You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 5,433,861
(Five million
four hundred thirty three thousand Eight hundred and sixty one
pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of 5,433,861 shared amongst the first
four (10) lucky winner in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from
World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from
over
100,000 unions, associations and corporate bodies that are listed
online. This promotion takes place weekly.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play
coupon.
In view of this, your 5,433,861 (Five million four hundred thirty
three thousand Eight hundred and sixty one pounds sterlings) would
be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential until your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in
whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program.

Please be warned. To file for your claim, please fill the form given
below and contact our claims agent whose details are given below ;

FILL THE FORM BELOW

Name___________________________________
Age_____________________________________
Sex___________________________________
income salary---------------------------------------------------
Age______________________________________
Marital Status_____________________________
Tel/Fax___________________________________
Address___________________________________

NB: FILL AND RETURN THE FORM TO THE CONTACTS BELOW;

Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary

Mr.ROBERT MOON
EMAIL: robertvan9@myway.com
Email: claimsagent_robertmoon@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44(0)701112 8679
Tel. +44[0]7024070170
Fax: +44 7035267382
Please you are to choose your payment option at which you want your
fund
Paid to you; listed below is our payment modalities and option of
payment.
1) BY COURIER DELIVERY OF YOUR PRIZE:
..............................................! .[.....]

2}TRAVELLING TO OUR OFFICE IN UK FOR CASH COLLECTION (Send flight
itinerary
to confirm your arrival/appointment Date}:.........................

Once your verification form is completely filled and returned ,our
European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

CONGRATULATIONS from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.


Yours faithfully,
MICHEAL K. Lloyd.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program
NATIONAL LOTTERY


Richard K. Lloyd

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