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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • +447024025298 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447092871865 (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.
  • claimsofficer20@excite.com

Fraud email example:

From: NATIONAL LOTTERY UNITED KINGDOM <claimsofficer2001@mailshack.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 08:32:51 -0700
Subject: MAKE CLAIMS FOR YOUR WINNINGS !!!!!

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)

Ref: UK/1O32X9/LHM
Batch: 100/BKU10/TYN204

AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (# 1092) of the NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE EuroMillions International program held 10th June

2006.And now the result have been officially announce today 28th of July2006.

Your e-mail address was extracted and also attached to the following Numbers :Serial number: 2204/uk10 :drew the lucky

numbers: (14)(27)(32)(39)(41)(47) (bonus ball no.12), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 6.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £2,637,301(Two million,six hundred and thirty seven thousand,three

hundred and one pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file EUR/1002046703/06.This is from a total cash prize of £7,911,903

shared amongst the first three (3) jackpot lucky winners in this category i.e Match 6.

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 which are America,Africa, Asia,

Australia,Europe, Middle East,and Oceania.

This promotion takes place weekly.Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our europe booklet representative

office in europe as indicated in your play coupon.In view of this,You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of

£2,637,301(Two million,six hundred and thirty seven thousand,three hundred and one pounds sterlings) would be released to you

by any of our payment offices in europe.

Our europe agents 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 claims is processed and

your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

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 below:

MR.MICHAEL LEXINGTON
Email:claimsofficer20@excite.com
PHONE: 0871 504 5967
+44702 402 5298
+44702 402 5302
+44702 401 7646
+44702 401 7651
Fax:: +447092871865

For further clarification/verification of your claims.Please contact your fiduciary agent through the ABOVE,(EMAIL ADDRES,

AND PHONE NUMBER) stated in this notification e-mail.You are to fill the information to enable you file your winnings sum.

FULL NAME:
HOME ADDRESS:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
OCCUPATION:
AMOUNT WON:
DIRECT PHONE NO:
FAX NO:
NATIONALITY:
AGE:
SEX:
REF NUMBER:
BACTH NUMBER:

You are to send alongside with your option ,a medium of identification;either your drivers license or international passport

should be attached to your email.This should be carried out within the next 48 hours up on receipt of this email

Notification.

Finally You are advices choose ONE from the THREE PAYMENT OPTIONS.Also be reminded that the deadline for the claiming of

winnings is exactly two weeks after the receipt of this email. After this period,your cash will be forfeited by you and will

be re-used in the drawings of the next edition of the lottery.

OPTION ONE
CASH PICK UP

OPTION TWO
COURIER DELIVERY

OPTION THREE
SWIFT/TELEGRAPHIC BANK TRANSFER.

Goodluck and congratulation from all members of staff of the NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs.Queensley Smith
ONLINE COORDINATOR NATIONAL LOTTERY UNITED KINGDOM.

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