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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:
  • "million british pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • info_emsonlinelotto@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ukonline lotto" <ukonline_lotto@gmx.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 01:40:26 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!

UK-ON-LINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
20 A'BECKETS AVENUE, PALDWICK, BOGNOR REGIS,
WEST SUSSEX, PO21 4LX
UNITED KINGDOM
Ref: UK/9420X2/688
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

Attn:Winner,

We happily announce to you the draw (#966) of the UNITED KINGDOM HIGHSTAKE ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 15th December, 2005.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: (05)-(21)-(23)-(28)-(40) bonus # (26).Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £500,000 (Five-hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £5,000,000.00M shared amongst the first four (5) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 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, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place bimonthly.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our British booklet representative office in London as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this your £1,000,000.00 (One Million British Pounds Sterling) would be released to you by our affiliate forwarding security service in London.

Our payment supervisor 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 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.

To file for your claim, please contact our payment supervisor:
Name: Anthony Bruce
Email: info_emsonlinelotto@yahoo.co.uk

Note that all winning must be claimed within the specified time frame of the lottery process time. After this period, all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your WINNING NUMBER and AGENT NUMBER in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18yrs is automatically
disqualified.

Yours faithfully,
Gary White
Sec.United Kingdom International Lottery London.

Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. This E-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Information that is privileged, proprietary, and confidential and exempted from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.

Good luck from me and members of staff of the UKONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AND E SECURITY AND FINANCE UK.

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