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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• 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 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.
  • mrssusanphillips@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "UKNATIONAL LOTTO" <uknationallotto76@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 12:34:46 +0000
Subject: HELLO WINNER !!!

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

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of the UK-LOTTO
Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on
Wed 19 Oct 2005 in LEEDS UNITED-KINGDOM.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the
lucky numbers: 07-18-20-21-29-47-31 which subsequently
won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You have
therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
US$854,000.00 (Eight hundred and fifty four Thousand
United States Dollars)in cash credited to file
ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of
US $8,540,000 million dollars, shared amongst the
first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.

All participants were selected randomly from World
Wide Web site through computer draw system and
extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion
takes place annually.
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 US$854,000.00 (Eight hundred and fifty four
Thousand United StatesDollars)would be released to you
by our payment office in europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence the
process to facilitate the release of your funds as
soon as you contact Her. For security reasons, you are
advised to keep your winning information confidential
till your claims 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
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent:

MRS Susan Phillips.
Email :- mrssusanphillips@myway.com

You can go to our online result site to confirm the
value of your winnings and also get a prize
breakdown:-

www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do


Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK-LOTTO.
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
quote your reference/batch numbers in any
correspondences with us or our designated agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs
of this
program. Thank you for being part of our promotional !
lottery
program.

Sincerely,

MR.PAUL HANSON..
UK-LOTTO Co-ordinator

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