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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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447040109543 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448709127210 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • de_spencer_uklottery@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "british Lottery" <cordinator_will03@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 08:44:40 -0230
Subject: *******Congratulations********

         

     

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

 

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010

Liverpool, N70 1NL

United Kingdom
(Customer Services)

Ref: UK/2006X2/68UCTM
Batch: 074/05/ZY2215/06        

                        

      

 

                                      WINNING NOTIFICATION !!!!

        
We happily announce to you the draw (#966) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 23rd January,2006.

 

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 5647560052 215 with Serial number 5368/02 jack pot lotto winners drew the lucky numbers:(-02-12-25-34-35-49-(22-)"bonus no 22. 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  £250,000 (Two hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterlings)  in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/06 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.

 

Our Office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your  £250,000.00  will be released to you by any of our Dispatch department in England. Once again your winning numbers fall within our European  region and you are required to contact our representatives in Europe so as to enable them direct you on how to claim your winnings in Europe .

 

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications  quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Should there be any change of addresses do inform our representative as soon as possible. 

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact them.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to your wolud be provided bank wire account.

 

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, Derek Spencer

Tel     :+44-704-010-9543

fax      :+44-870-912-7210

Email: de_spencer_uklottery@yahoo.co.uk

Alternative email :despencer2hotmail.co.uk

CONGRATULATIONS  from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

 

Yours faithfully,

 Mark williams

Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY                                              
Sweepstakes International Program  

 

  77635 476378 255667460                                   

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