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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • +447024017646 (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.
  • info_claimsofficer01@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Queensley Smith" <queensley_smith03@sympatico.ca>
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 00:06:08 +0000
Subject: UK AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION.

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

 

AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION:

 

We happily announce to you the draw (#1032) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held and officially announce
today 21st of MARCH  2006.

 

Your e-mail address attached to  the Serial number 5368/02 drew the
lucky numbers: 12-13-25-30-45-47(bonus ball no.42), 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 £1,792,430(One million,seven hundred
and ninety two thousand,four hundred and thirty pounds sterlings) in
cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize
of £5,377,290 shared amongst the first three (3)jackpot 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 which are America,Africa, Asia, Australia,Europe, Middle East,and
Oceania.

 

This promotion takes place weekly.Please note that your lucky winning
number falls within our europe booklet representative office in europe
as indicated in your play coupon.In view of this,You have therefore been
approved to claim a total sum of You have therefore been approved to
claim a total sum of £1,792,430(One million,seven hundred and ninety two
thousand,four hundred and thirty pounds sterlings) would be released to
you by any of our payment offices in europe.
Our europe agents will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact them.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:

 

MR MICHAEL LEXINGTON

 

Email:info_claimsofficer01@yahoo.co.uk

 

PHONE:+447024017646,+447031916860,+447031917074

 

Fax::+447092871865

 

For further clarification/verification of your claims, Please call on
phone number of our fiduciary agent stated in this notification
e-mail.The following details are required from you to file your winning,youare
advices to fill in the necessary information and should be sent to your
fiducairy agent.

 

FULL NAME:

 

HOME ADDRESS:

 

EMAIL ADDRESS:

 

OCCUPATION:

 

AMOUNT WON:

 

DIRECT PHONE NO:

 

FAX NO:

 

NATIONALITY:

 

AGE:

 

SEX:

 

REF NUMBER:

 

BACTH NUMBER:

 

You are to send alongside with your option ,a medium of
identification;either your drivers license or international passport should
beattached.This should be carried out within the next 48 hours up on receipt of
the form via email attachment.Please respond to this email by making a
selection from the two options below the best for your claims.

 

Also be reminded that the deadline for the claiming of winnings is
exactly two weeks after the receipt of previous email. After this period,
your cash prize will be deemed to have beenforfeited by you and will be
re-used in the drawings of the next edition of the lottery.

 

OPTION ONE

 

CASH PICK UP

 

OPTION TWO

 

COURIER DELIVERY

 

OPTION THREE

 

SWIFT/TELEGRAPHIC BANK TRANSFER.

 

Goodluck and congratulation from all members of staff of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY.

 

Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Queensley Smith.

 

ONLINE COORDINATOR NATIONAL LOTTERY UNITED KINGDOM.

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