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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:

• 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:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim 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.
  • info_osa01claimsagent@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: maria calson <mariacalson01@yahoo.es>
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 17:19:38 +0100 (CET)
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool , L30 1RD
REF: UKL/74-A0802742005

OSA LOTTERY RESULTS & PAYOUTS


http://www.osalotteries.com/news/index.html





AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement on 18th February, 2006, of winners of the UK LOTTO / INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 28th January, as part of our New Year bonanza.

You or your company, attached to ticket number 22-1356-4096-988, with serial number A069-07 drew the lucky numbers 09, 18, 22, 29, 30, 48 Bonus-23, and consequently won the lottery in the "A" category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of $1.5,000,000 in cash credited to file REF NO. REF: UKL/74-A0802742005. This is from total prize money of $3,000,000 shared among the TWO (2) international winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from 30,000 names from Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe and North America and Oceania as part our International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!


Your fund is now deposited with our affiliate bank. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.


We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes GBP 1.7 billion International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent;


Mr. Rechard Frankly
Fudiciary Agents,
info_osa01claimsagent@yahoo.co.uk


He will brief you on steps to be taken for due processing and remittance of your prize money. Remember, you must contact him using his mailing address not later than two weeks after this date or funds will be returned as unclaimed.



NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference number in every one of your correspondences.


Ticket number: 22-1356-4096-988
Serial number: A069-07
Lucky numbers: 09, 18, 22, 29, 30, 48 Bonus-23
File REF NO. UKL/74-A0802742005
BATCH: 2005UKL-01


Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.


Sincerely,


Mrs. MARIA CALSON
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY


N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the Winners will result to disqualification. Any winner below the age of 18years is automatically disqualified.


NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims officer immediately.



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