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

Fraud email example:

From: Harry Edward <harry_eddy2001@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 19:20:53 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS


International Promotions Unit,
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
Units 2A & 2B, Olympic Way,
Sefton Business Park, Aintree Liverpool,
L40 1RD.



YOU HAVE WON 950,000.00 POUNDS STERLING



Attn: Amarjit Singh
You have won the sum of £950,000 (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND
POUNDS STERLING ) from UK NATIONAL LOTTERY on our 2006 year charity bonanza.

The winning ticket was selected from a Data Base of Internet Email Users, from which your Address came out as one of the winning coupon.

Your Email was attached to ticket number; 47061725 serial number; 7741137002 this batch drew the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42 with bonus number 17, which consequently won the lottery in the second category

We hereby urge you to claim the winning amount quickly as this is a monthly lottery. Failure to commence claim on your win will result into the reversion of the fund to our following month.
You are therefore requested to contact immediately our Claims Department below quoting winning number : CODE NUMBER-04378490.

Contact person: MR. George Lewis
Phone:44-7024020314
44-7031930584
Personal Email: glewis_uklottery@yahoo.co.uk

Provide the following information needed to process your winning claim.
(a) Your full Name and Address.
(b) your ticket number
(c) your serial number
(d) winning code number

Congratulations once again.

Please contact our Claims Department urgently by phone or email for comfirmation remember to quote your winning code number.

Regards,
Harry Edward
Claims Department.
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY



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