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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:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "@lawyer.com" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • lottery_plc51@yahoo.com
  • williamscliffesq@lawyer.com

Fraud email example:

From: lottery plc <lottery_plc51@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:04:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION!







THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
P O BOX 1010
LIVERPOOL, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)


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


BTL NOTIFICATION DESK


We happily announce to you the draw (#1046) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 31 Dec. 2005.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/05 drew the lucky numbers: , 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 £2,208,089(Two Million Two Hundred and eight thousand eighty-nine pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £15,956,468 shared amongst the (9) 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 Worldwide booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.
In view of this, your £2,208,089(Two Million Two Hundred and eight thousand eighty-nine pounds sterling) would be released to you by any of our payment offices Worldwide.

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 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!!!: 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:lottery_plc51@yahoo.com
Please be warned.To file for your claim, please contact our fudiciary agent in South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund.
Their contact information’s are as follow:




Contact Person. Barrister WILLIAMS C.W. Cliff (Esq.)
E-mail: williamscliffesq@lawyer.com
Direct Telephone Line: + 27-765 062 505



Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Mr.Richard k.Lloyd
Online coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International Program.
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An Eynsham mother scooped a Lotto jackpot fortune of £147,516 on Wednesday 19th September, thanks to her dedicated grandparents.
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