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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:
  • "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 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.
  • british_95looteries401@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "British Lottery" <uk_unitedkingdomlotoo6@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:11:46 +0100
Subject: FINAL NOTIFICATION(CONGRATULATIONS) YOU ARE SELECTED

British  National lotto                                                                                                                                P O Box 1010                                                                       Liverpool, L70 1NL                                                                       UNITED KINGDOM                                                                       (CustomerServices)                                                              Ref:UK/9420X2/68  Batch:074/05/ZY369 Date 13th sep, 2006.

                                                                                                             

 

               

             

 

 

 

DEAR  WINNER

 

We happily announce to you the draw (6/49) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held 30th July,2006.

 

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with  Serialnumber 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 05  21  23 28  40  48   26  Bonus Ball which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.ematch 5 plus bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $250,000 (Two hundred and fifty thousand US dollas )in cash credited to file  KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £1,000,000 shared amongst the first four(5)lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.
Our European agent will immediately commence theprocess to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential 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 claims agent

Mr:Clemet Jones  in his email address with the following informations.

EMAIL:agent (british_95looteries401@yahoo.co.uk )

LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT.                             LOTTERY  LONDON                                                                                                                    PAYMENT FORM   (YOU ARE EXPECTED TO FILL THIS FORM WITH BOLD LETTERS)   FULLNAME____________________________________   DATE OF BIRTH________________________________   ADDRESS_______                                                       SEX___________________________________________ AGE___________________________________________   NATIONALITY___________________________________   OCCUPATION________________________________        EMAIL__________________________________________ DATE___________________________________________ SIGNATURE_____________________________________   WINNER'S REF/BATCH NO________________________APPROVED FOR PAYMENT.        WINNER'S SIGNATURE                                                                                                                                                                                                     APPROVED

     LAST WINNERS ON BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE GAME. 

 

BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS.

                                                 

  THE OAKROOM LOUNGE.   

 

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