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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:

• 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:
  • "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.
  • +447031821895 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • agentfrednewton02@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BRITISH WEB LOTTERY" <british_lotto_notification0002@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: britishlotteryagent030@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:17:02 -1000
Subject: BRITISH LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION

BRITISH LOTTERY     

 

 

 

The British National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM

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

                                           WINNING NOTIFICATION

 

We happily announce to you the draw (#1008) of the BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on    28th of january,2006.

 

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 09-18-22-29-30-48  ( bonus 

no.23), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e
match 6.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£1,623,367, (One Million Six Hundred And Twenty Three Thousand Three Sixty Seven pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £4,870,101 shared amongst the ( 3 )
lucky winners in this category i.e Match 6.

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 winning coupon.

 

In view of this, your £1,623,367 (One Million Six Hundred And Twenty Three Thousand Three Sixty Seven pounds sterling) 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

 

Agent: Mr Fedrick Newlton

Email:  agentfrednewton02@yahoo.co.uk

Phone:+44-703-182-1895

           +44-703-182-1896

 

 

The Lottery Company and lottery.co.uk is in no way affiliated with, associated with or approved or endorsed by Camelot Group plc or The National Lottery Commission.
                      
             Material Copyright © 2005 The Lottery Co.Ltd. •

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Caroline Rice

Online Lottery Coordinator.
                                                                           

 

 

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