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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:
  • "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.
  • +447040131735 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +27837478132 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • online_2005unitedkingdom@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "online lottery" <ukonline_lottery05@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 11:40:02 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION:

THE BRITISH ONLINE GAME 2005/6   

                                                                               

BRIST LOTTERY HEADQUARTER

CUSTOMERS SERVICES                                       
33 YATCH BASIN MARINA  OFFICE,

UPON TYNE NEWCASTLE LONDON.
Batch: 14/211/0374: Ref: BTL/311OXI/02

                                          

       WINNING NOTIFICATION:

 

We happily announce to you the draw of the British lottery programs program held in London, Your e-mail address attached, to ticket number: 694/7560/0545/721 with Serial number: 886/04 drew the lucky numbers: 016/213/3517, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category, you are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of £1,000.000.00 (One Million Pounds Only) in cash credited to file RPC/9080/1153/2244 This is from a total cash prize of  £125 million pounds starlings.

This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for British Lottery; the estimated 125 million jackpots would be the sixth biggest in U.K. history, The biggest was the 363 million pounds starlings’ jackpot that went to two winners in December 2005 drawing of The Big Game, Mega Millions' predecessor. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our African booklet representative office in South Africa as indicated in our play coupon, In view of this, your £1, 000.000.00 (One Million Pounds Only) would be released to you by our affiliate bank in South Africa.

 

Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you contact him; all participants were selected randomly from WorldWide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place annually.

 

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:-

 

AGENT: MR. LONNY CATHY.

Email: online_2005unitedkingdom@yahoo.com

Direct Line: +27-837-478-132: Fax: +27-112-197-124                                   

 

Call him on phone immedialty you receive this mail so that he secure your file and give you the procedure on how the fund will be remitted to your account, lkjmop to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agent or us.

 

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

 

Sincerely,
Mr. Michael G. Smith.

Tel:+44-704-013-1735: Fax: +44-871-251-5772

http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/unclaimedPrizes.jsp
Zonal Coordinator.

 

Warning!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be beging Britsih National Lottery addresses, but are not from The British Lottery, PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO! 
CUSTOMER CARE/COMPLAINTS DEPT:customerservices@fnb-mail.com   

LAST WINNERS ON BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE GAME.

        

 

    

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