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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")
  • "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!
• 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.
  • +447024063285 (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.
  • jameslidsey@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UK LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFYING <jameslidsey@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 07:15:13 -0700
Subject: MESSAGE FROM THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY...TREAT WITH CARE.


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

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


WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#942) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on 6th September,
2006.It is yet to be unclaimed and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION
as regards this.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545
188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:4-6-9-12-15-40
(bonus no.25),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 £3,987,470 (Three million nine hundred and eighty seven
thousand,four hundred and seventy pounds sterling) in cash credited to
file KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £15,949,880 shared amongst the(lucky
winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.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 weekly.Please note that your lucky winning
number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe
as indicated in your play coupon.In view of this, you£3,987,470 (Three
million nine hundred and eighty seven thousand,four hundred and seventy
pounds sterling)will be released to you by any of our payment offices in
Europe.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact her.For security reasons, you
are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim
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:

james lidsey(Mr)
Official Email: jameslidsey@yahoo.co.uk
Phone Number:+44 702 406 3285

Endeavour to email hem your full names,winning numbers,email
address,telephone and fax numbers immediately. Congratulations from me and
members of staff of THE NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Rose Wood (Mrs)
Online coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

Important Notice: Your Email address and winning information were
provided by INTERNET AND EMAIL CENSORS ASSOCIATION The United Kingdom
Lottery accepts no blame for any unwarranted use of email addresses,
therefore all blames,complains should be directed to the INTERNET AND
EMAIL CENSORS ASSOCIATION.

ONCE AGAIN THE WHOLE OF THE NATIONAL UK LOTTERY STAFFS ARE
CONGRATULATING YOU, SO PLEASE WE ADVISE YOU TO FILL THIS VERIFICATION FORM
AND GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS TO
ENABLE US FILE YOUR CLIAMS.

VERIFICATION AND CLEARANCE FORM

1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________

2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________

____________________________________________

3.SEX:_______________

4.AGE:________

5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________

6.OCCUPATION:________________________

7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________

8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________

9.BATCH NUMBER:____________________ B. REF NUMBER:______________

10.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________
11.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________

___________________________________________


12. COUNTRY________________________________

13. INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION: ?
(A) CHEQUE ?
(B) DRAFT ?
(C) TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER
IF BY TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER ?
(Details of the account where you want your funds transferred): ?___
___________________________________________________________

Upon receipt of the duly requested data, Do note that you are to make
payment of the courier charge of any delivery options you
indicated/specify to enable your winning be sent to you immediately in
less than 48hrs to your door step via first class courier service, and we
will send you the contact information of the payment office so you can
proceed with effecting the release of your claim in anyway you deem
fit.please call me immediately you receive/send this form back for
correspondence All right reserved (c 2006)

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