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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:
  • "claim 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 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.
  • michael_4collins@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MRS
Reply-To: michael_4collins@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 16:51:00 +0400
Subject: FROM: NATIONAL LOTTERY COMPANY, UNITED KINGDOM, LONDON.


The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref Number: UK/9420X2/70
Batch Number: 074/05/ZY345
FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Dear Lucky Winner,
BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to notify you the draw (#1032) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY, Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on
Saturday
11th march 2006
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
a pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn from
Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, parts of
Africa, and North & South America as part of our international
promotions
programme conducted twice in a week to encourage prospective overseas
entries. The internet emailing diea was used, since most people do are
not able to purchase tickets and play outside the UK. We hope with part
of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery
jackpots.
The result of our computer draw (#1032) selected your name and email
address attached to e-ticket number: 56475612545 187 with Serial number
5368/03 drew the lucky numbers: 02-03-13-16-18-20 (Bonus number 23)
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e. match
6.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of =3DA3500,000
(Five
hundred Thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/07.This is from a total cash prize of =3DA32,000,000
(Two
million
pounds
sterling), shared between you and three other winners in this category
i.e. Match 6.
Your prize award has been insured in your email and is ready for
claims. To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to
expeditiously
contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery
Winners within a period of 13 days (date of this email inclusive) for
the
processing of your winning and remittance to your designated bank
account
after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed
with.
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 play coupon. In view of this, your
=3DA3500,000
(Five hundred Thousand pounds sterling) would be released to you by any
of
our payment offices in Europe.
Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated
period may be forfeited to the pool without further notice. Our
European
agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release
of
your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish
contact via e-mail with the particulars presented below sending the
batch
and
reference numbers and these informations below for quick verifications
and release of funds. between the hours of 8.00am - 7.30pm on Monday
through Sunday
Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person: Mr.michael collins.
Email: michael_4collins@yahoo.co.uk
direct line:+971 50 4367964.
Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and
press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so
desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of
confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems
associated
with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Any
lottery
double claim dedected by our monitoring committee will lead to the Uk
national lottery cacelling the winnings. making a loss for both the
real
winner, and the fake (intended) claimer.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
Bertron Hill
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
MRS, ROSE SPIFF.

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