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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")
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • noticenational@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • dutchtrustbv@mixmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • dutchtrustbv@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: national notice <noticenational@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: dutchtrustbv@mixmail.com
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 02:38:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: WINNER!! WINNER!!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: noticenational@yahoo.com

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 (#1038) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,

online Sweepstakes International program held on Wednesday 10th May 2006. Your

e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial number

5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 02 10 11 28 36 47 33(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 E1,500,000 (One Million,Five


Hundred Thousand Euros Only) 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 E15,892,580 (Fifteen Million, Eight

Hundred And Ninety Two Thousand, Five Hundred And Eighty EurosOnly) shared amongst


the six (6) 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 Saturdays). 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 E1,500,00 (One Million,Five Hundred Thousand Euros Only) 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: Ronald Deboar.

Dutchtrust Bv

Emai: dutchtrustbv@mixmail.com

dutchtrustbv@yahoo.com



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.


Congratulations once again from all the staff here.

Please complete the claim form below and return to fiduciary agent

for processing and validation.


VERIFICATION FORM


1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________

2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________

3.SEX:_______________

4.AGE:________

5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________

6.OCCUPATION:________________________

7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________

8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________

9.LOTTO NUMBER:____________________ B. DRAW

NUMBER:______________

10.TICKET NUMBER:___________________

11.SERIAL NUMBER:__________________

12.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF

COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL__________________________________

13. COUNTRY________________________________



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