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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:

• 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")
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • skylegalchember@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • ukonline@thai.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Phuk Rogers" <ukonline@thai.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 03:06:42 +0700
Subject: [Info] Your E-mail is approved $500,000 usd Cash.



UK National Lottery,
2 Lansdowne Row,
Berkeley Square,
London, W1J 6H,
UnitedKingdom

Daily Draw Further results

Winning Date: 24/07/2006.

http://www.national-lottery.com/resultsnationalhistorical.asp

Ref: UK/776090X2/23
Batch: 013/05/8394369

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the Draw (#942) of the UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AWARD BONANZA .This online program drew is realise today 24th July 2006 .Luckily your e-mail address was attached to
Ticket Number: 8603775966738
Serial number 5368/02 drew the
Winning Numbers:03,15,21,22,36,47,27

Bonus no.17, which subsequently won in the 2nd category.

Therefore You have just been approved to claim a total sum of $500.000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Unites State Dollars) in cash credited to file.REFerence KTU / 9023118308/03
CONGRATULATIONS!1

This is from a total cash prize of $10,350,000.00, shared amongst the Winners with different Categories of Prize Award i.e. Match 3 plus bonus.

However 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 year.

Your fund (certified cheque has been insured with your REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937 and will be ready for delivery or transfer to your norminated Bank A/C as soon as you contact your claim officer with the below informations for the immediate Realise of your winning fund.


1 YOUR FULL NAME


2 YOUR ADDRESS AND NATIONALITY



3 YOUR DATE OF BIRTH



4 YOUR OCCUPATION



5 YOUR PHONE/ FAX.


you are advised to keep your winning information confidential,till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you choose to claim your prize.Either by Cheque post OR Transfer to your a/c.

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 your Fiduciary Agent

***********************************************************
Barrister Steven Chung
E-mail : skylegalchember@excite.com
Finance ,Award Department Attorney.
ASIA PACIFIC ZONE


ASSISTANCE CO-ORDINATOR
MRS PHUK ROGERS
Email : ukonline@thai.com
***********************************************************

Congratulations from members of staff , UK NATIONAL LOTTERY DRAW.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs Phuk Rogers .
Online Co-ordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
www.national-lottery.com

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam