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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:
  • "fudiciary" (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.
  • +448709124292 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447024072270 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY <Promo@uknationalottery.co.uk>
Reply-To: jameskeengan@ukfudiciaryagent.wanadoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 11:46:18 +0100
Subject: The National Lottery


The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPD

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (#1071) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Wed 29th March 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
02 06 18 36 37 44 19 (Bonus ball) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e match 6 plus bonus . You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £2,532,720 (Two Million, Five Hundred And Thirty Two Thousand, Seven Hundred And Twenty Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file XYL /26510460037/05 . You can check Your winnings at: http://www.nationallottery.co.uk/player/p/results/winCheck/winCheckerStart.do


This is from a total cash prize of £7,596,411 (Seven Million, Five Hundred And Ninety Six Thousand, Four Hundred And Eleven Pounds Sterling) shared amongst the Three (3) lucky winners in this category i.e match 6 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, associatons and co-oporate bodies that are listed online.

This promotion takes place Twice weekly (Wednesdays and Saturday). 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 £2,532,720 (Two Million, Five Hundred And Thirty Two Thousand, Seven Hundred And Twenty Pounds Sterling) would be released to you by our payment office in UK.

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. 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 your fudiciary agent immediately via the email below.

Agents Name: James Keegan
Email: jameskeengan@ukfudiciaryagent.wanadoo.co.uk
Tel: + 44 702 407 2270
Fax: +44 870 912 4292

Warning!!!: 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: uknationallotterycustomercare@national-lottery.co.uk
Once again congratulations...

Cordially,

SIR GEORGE HARRIS
Online Co-ordinator
U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International
Program.

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