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

Fraud email example:

From: "jack dickson" <jackdickson06@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: claimagentdickson@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:09:50 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

UKONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK.

GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!
UKONLINE?INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X).



National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X/05
Batch: 074/05/ZY369



WINNING
NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (#966) of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International
program held on 18th June,2006.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
5647560054 188 with Serial number 5368/02 jack pot
lotto winners drew the lucky
numbers:(-02-06-21-34-35-49-(46-)"bonus no 46. 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 sterlings)
in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03 in a total
sum of 1,802,040 lotto jackpot shared amongst the
first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category i.e.
Match 5 plus! Bonus with percentage 16.9% .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 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 £500,000
(Five hundred thousand pounds sterlings) would be
released to you by any of ourpayment offices in
Europe.

Our European agent 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 moneyremitted
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 fiduciary agent:


Mr,Jack Dickson
Email:Email:claimagentdickson@yahoo.co.uk
You are advised to send your personal information
required to the fiduciary agent as written below.

ORDER NUMBER:58956
DRAW NO_no____
AMOUNT WON---------
FULL NAMES_
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
OCCUPATION
ZIPCODE____________________________
SEX______________
DATE OF BIRTH ________________________
POSTAL CODE ____________________________
COMPANY NAME _____________________________
TEL______________________
FAX ____________________
COUNTRY ______________________

Note: you are to Quote your complete names,Ref/Batch
Numbers and your direct phone number so that they can
honour your letter. CONGRATULATIONS from me and
members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.


Yours faithfully,
Richard K. Lloyd.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program
NATIONAL LOTTERY

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