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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 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.
  • fiduciaryagent_godwincole@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD <fiduciaryagent_godwincole@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2006 19:58:37 -0500
Subject: ATTN: REF: UK/9420X2/68 ,JUNE AWARD 2006

 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

UNITED KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY  

                                                                                                    
REF: UK/9420X2/68                                           

BATCH:074/06/ZY369

08/06/2006

CODE:00043_261                                                

 

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

Dear Winner,     

  

We announce to you the online ballot draw (#954/06) of the UNITED KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL CAMELOT LOTTERY AWARD PROGRAM, held on 07th of June,2006 Your e-mail address attached to your Batch number: 074/06/ZY369  Reference number UK/9420X2/68 which drew the lucky numbers: (7)-(19)-(26)-(38)-(44)-(49) bonus # (24). Which subsequently won you the lottery in the Ist  category.

 

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of  ₤ 1,290,203.00 (One Million Two Hundred and Ninety Thousand Two Hundred and Three Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

 

This is from a total cash prize of  ₤ 2,600,000 shared amongst the first ten ( 10 ) lucky winners in this category 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 twice a year,Your email lottery ticket was paid for by your internet site providers.

 

Your ₤  1,290,203.00 (One Million Two Hundred and Ninety Thousand ,Two Hundred and Three Pounds Sterling) is presently deposited in one of the top finance firm here in England.

 

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your Lottery claim 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. Please be warned...

        

 

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

Mr.Godwin Cole
Email: fiduciaryagent_godwincole@yahoo.co.uk 

Phone:+44 7024 080 639
With the following information:

FULL NAME:.............................
FULL ADDRESS:..........................
OCCUPATION:............................
SEX:..........................
MARITAL STATUS:........................
AGE:...................................
COUNTRY:...........................
AMOUNT WON:............................
BATCH NO:..............................
WINNING NO:............................
TICKET NO:.............................
WINNING DRAW:..........................
PHONE NUMBER[LAND/MOBILE]:..............
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.
 

 

 

                                                                              

View pictures of  the last batch of ten online lottery winners in the United Kingdom National lottery,from Japan,Canada,Australia,Ghana,New zealand,South Africa,United States Of America,Italy,Chile,Syria.         SINCERELY MRS ELIZABETH FERGUSON.   P.R.O.U.K LOTTERY BOARD       NOTIFICATION UNIT

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