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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")
  • "claims 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.
  • +447024031545 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447092864814 (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.
  • infoservice_ukonlinelottery2@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UKONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAMME" <announcement05@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 01:52:09 -0600
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!


UK ONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK.
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!!
UKONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X).
Fax: 44 (0)871 661 8831



National Lottery
The Marina Offices,St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)

Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

Dear Lucky Winner,


FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of the UK ONLINE International programs held on the 1st of June 2006 in London. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545-188 with serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 4-10-14-21-32-49-44,which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £2,500,000.00(Two million, five hundred thousand, Great Britain Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03 made available from a total cash prize of £125 Million Pounds, shared amongst the first Fifty (50) lucky winners in this category.

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 MONTHLY until the end of the year. (31/12/2006)

This years Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for UK ONLINE Lottery . The estimated £125 million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in UNITED KINGDOM. history. The biggest was the $363 million jackpot that went to two winners in a May 2000 draw of The Big Game, Mega Millions predecessor.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your £2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred thousand, Great Britain pounds Sterling) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.

Our agent will immediately commence the facilitation of release of funds to you as soon as you establish contact.


This is part of precautionary measures to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.

Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent via the below details for processing of your claims.

European Claims Agent: Mr. Paul Smith
Email: infoservice_ukonlinelottery2@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44 702 403 1545
Fax: +44-709-286-4814

To file for your claim, please contact your Claims Agent with the following details:

1. FULL NAMES:
2. ADDRESS:
3. SEX:
4. DATE OF BIRTH:
5. MARITAL STATUS:
6. NATIONALITY:
7. RELIGION:
8. OCCUPATION:
9. NAME AND ADDRESS OF NEXT OF KIN:
10. PHONE NUMBER (MOBILE and HOME)/ FAX NUMBER:

11. AMOUNT WON:

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, Please you are advised to contact the agent with the required details mentioned above.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

Please be warned.

Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Brian Hunt.
Online coordinator for UK ONLINE LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
UK ONLINE LOTTERY.


Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!

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