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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fudiciary" (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.
  • jkeeganwinnings@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "uk lotto lottery" <uklottowinningsagency77@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jkeeganwinnings@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 21:51:30 +0000
Subject: You Have Just Won (Congratulations)

 

 

 

 

The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPD

                                                            

                                     WINNING  NOTIFICATION                     

 

We happily announce to you the draw (#1049) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Wednesday  11 January  2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 

05 06 08 19  34  38    11 (Bonus ball)  which subsequently won you the lottery in  the 1st category i.e match 5 plus bonus . You have therefore been approved  to claim a total sum of  £301,372 (Three Hundred and One Thousand, Three Hundred And Seventy Two , Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file XYL /26510460037/05 . You can check Your winnings at: http://www.nationallottery.co.uk/player/p/results/winCheck/winCheckerStart.do

 

This is from a total cash prize of  £797,836 (Seven Hundred And Ninety Seven Thousand,Eight Hundred And Thirty Six Pounds Sterling) shared amongst the Eight (13) lucky winners 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, associatons and co-oporate bodies that are listed online.

 

This promotion takes place Twice weekly (Wednesdays and Saturday). 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 £301,372 (Three Hundred and One Thousand, Three Hundred And Seventy Two , Pounds Sterling) would be released to you by our payment office in UK.

 

Our Fudiciary 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 till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you. 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 contact your fudiciary agent immediately via the email below.

 

Agents Name: James Keegan
Email: jkeeganwinnings@yahoo.co.uk

Tel:      +44  702 305 1526 

 Fax:     +44  870 912 4292

 

Warning!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be using National Lottery addresses, but are not from The National Lottery. PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO : 

CUSTOMER CARE/COMPLAINTS DEPT: uknationallotterycustomercare@national-lottery.co.uk

Once again congratulations...

 

Cordially,

 

SIR GEORGE HARRIS
Online Co-ordinator

U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY

Sweepstakes International
Program.

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