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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • barristerphillipwalters@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: national lottory <uknationallottory2@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 19:06:10 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!


Uk National Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
17-19 cole Street,
baines Middlesex TW18 4TP
United Kingdom.
Ref: UK/7146x4/99
Batch: 042/02xa192
www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do





WINNING NOTIFICATION:



















We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today 1st of July,2006
of winners of the Uk National Lottery promotion . You /your
company's e-mail address, attached to ticket number 5368/02,
with serial number 56475600545188 drew the Winning numbers 18-20-22-30-32-39 and the bonus number 03, and consequently won in category C (third category).
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of US$1.500.000.00
in cash credited to file REF NO. REF: PLI/4080318306/04. This is from
total prize money of US$15,000,000.00 shared among the
ten(10)international winners in the category C. All participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 30,000 names from

Australia, New Zealand,America,Asia, Europe,USA and North America as part our International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a Finance and Security House and
insured in your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we
ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your
claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is
part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming. We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year mega/ high stakes US$1.3
billion International lotto.To begin your claim, please contact your
claims officer immediately:

BARRISTER PHILLIP WALTERS(MR).
Phone number:+447984884660.
Email:barristerphillipwalters@yahoo.co.uk
Provide him with the information below:
Please fill in the appropriate information in the space below:
WINNER'S VERIFICATION FORM

WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA

First Name.: [input] *

Middle Name.: [input]
Last Name.: [input] *

Gender.: MaleFemale

Month Of Birth.: MonthJanuaryFebuaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Day: Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
Year: [input]

Marital Status.: SingleMarriedDivorced
Nationality.: [input] *
Religion.: [input]
Occupation.: [input]

Address 1.: [input] *
Address 2.: [input]
City.: [input] *
State/Province.: [input] *
Zip Code.: [input] *

Mobile phone No.: [input] *
House Phone No.: [input] *
Fax No.: [input]
Email Address.: [input] * eg. username@domainname.com

WINNING INFORMATION
Batch Number.: [input] *
Serial Number.: [input] *
Refrence Number.: [input] *

This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is a valid particulars of me. Yes: [input] No: [input]


You can go to our online result site to confirm the
value of your winnings and also get a prize breakdown:-


Warning!!!: Fraudulent e-mails are circulating that appear to be beging Uk National Lottery addresses, but are not from The Uk Lottery.
PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO :
CUSTOMER CARE/COMPLAINTS DEPT:
LAST WINNERS ON UK LOTTERY ONLINE GAME.





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