419 scam: CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE A WINNER <fiduciaryllotosagents@yahoo.co.uk> FILL THE FORM AND SEND IT BACK¸"

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

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!

Fraud email example:

From: CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE A WINNER <fiduciaryllotosagents@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:41:13 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FILL THE FORM AND SEND IT BACK

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY P O BOX 1010 LIVERPOOL, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)

CONGRATULATIONS: Amarjit Singh

I am Susan Oxford your fiducairy agent for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY

In order to verify your winnings, we need your particulars for record purposes.
Attached here is a copy of your verifications form, please fill accordingly so as to proceed with your winnings.

Once again congratulations from all the staff.

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY CLAIMS VERIFICATION FORM;

1.FULL NAMES : ...................................................................................
2.FULL POSTAL ADDRESS : .................................................................
3.SEX : ..................................................................................................
4.AGE : ..................................................................................................
5.MARITAL STATUS : ............................................................................
6.OCCUPATION : ...................................................................................
7.WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS : .............................................................
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER : ......................................................................
9.DRAW NUMBER : ...............................................................................
10.TICKET NUMBER : ............................................................................
11.SERIAL NUMBER : ............................................................................
12.DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL : ......................................
13. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN : ...................................................................

Regards

Susan Oxford

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY WINNERS
http://lottery.co.uk/res/

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