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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")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • fiduciaryjamesknott@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jamesknott" <jamesknott@terra.com.mx>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 22:54:21 -0600
Subject: ******CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY*****


THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION,

Dear Lucky Winner,

RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!
We are pleased to notify you the draw (#995) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,
Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on saturday,
13th June 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 annually to encourage prospective
overseas entries.
We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our
subsequent lottery jackpots.
The result of our computer draw (#995) selected your name and email
address attached to e-ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 8-14-19-28-29-48-6 , which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of ¢G3,000,000(
Three Million pounds Sterling) in cheque credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of of ¢G15.00M( Fiftten Million
pounds Sterling) shared amongst the first Five (5) lucky winners in
this category.Your prize award has been insured in your email address 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 7 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.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.
You can go through our online web result checker
http://www.nationallottery.co.uk/player/p/results/winCheck/winCheckerStardo to verify your prize
online with your numbers: 8-14-19-28-29-48-6
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
Jackpot ¢G9,000,000(Nine Million 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...

OVERSEA CLAIMS UNIT
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person: Mr. James Knott
Email: Fiduciaryjamesknott@yahoo.co.uk
Phone Number:+44 208 485 8792

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE 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.AMOUNT WON:__________________________________
___________________________________________
14. STATE:__________________________________
15. COUNTRY:_____________________________
16. ANNUALINCOME:_______________________________

Make Sure this Verification and Funds Release Form is sent to the
Fiduciary agent for quick verification and funds release purpose.
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.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
Richard Lloyds
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM

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