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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.
  • +447031871380 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "UKNATIONAL LOTTORY" <uknationallottory2006@msn.com>
Reply-To: uknationallottory2006@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 14:07:42 +0000
Subject: Goodluck from the staff of the UK NATIONAL !!!

 

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369 

 

Dear Winner,

 

We happily announce to you the draw (#547) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online   weepstakes International program held on the Draw 547 Wed 08 Feb 06  Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:  56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky  numbers: 12-16-22-23-33-37  (bonus no.28), which subsequently won  you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.

You  have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of  £1,500,000{One Million Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain pounds sterlings) in cash credited to  file TU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of  £54,000,000 {Fifty Four  Million  Great  Britain pounds sterlings} shared amongst the {36} 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, 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 £1,500,000 {One Million Five Hundred thousand Great Britain 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 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 double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:  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 the staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,

Mr, Davis Harry 

Coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program

TELL +44-703-187-1380
TELL +44-703-187-1644

FAX :+44-709-286-5823

 

 

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