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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")
  • "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.
  • +447024015993 (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.
  • fiduciary_agentdanny@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "THE NATIONAL LOTTERY" (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:48:33 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION



The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM

Ref: UKLOSL/941OYI/14
Batch: 19/47/1114

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#1114) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International Program held on Saturday August 26th,2006.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 189 with Serial number 5368/52 drew the Lucky numbers:10-17-24-31-42-49(bonus no.05), 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 £62,462(Sixty-two thousand,four hundred and sixty-two pounds sterling) in cash Credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £1,499,088 shared amongst the (24) 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.

In view of this, your £62,462(Sixty-two thousand,four hundred and sixty-two pounds sterling) will be released to you by our payment office here in London, United Kingdom. Our European agent will immediately commence the process 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 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.

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To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
AGENT: Mr. DANNY ALVARES.
EMAIL: EMAIL: fiduciary_agentdanny@yahoo.co.uk PHONE: +44-702-401-5993. With the following details:

With the following details:
FULL NAMES:
ADDRESS:
SEX:
DATE OF BIRTH:
MARITAL STATUS:
NATIONALITY:
RELIGION:
OCCUPATION:
NAME AND ADDRESS OF NEXT OF KIN:
PHONE NUMBER (MOBILE and HOME):
FAX NUMBER:
AMOUNT WON:
DRAW NUMBER:
COUNTRY RESIDENT:

You are to choose from the following options on how you want to receive your winnings:

(a) Either you come in person to the disbursement centre of the NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS here in the UK.

(b) You choose to have your winning cheque delivered to you by a courier firm here in the UK to your home address. If you prefer your cheque to be couriered to you by our affiliate courier firm.

Please indicate your payment remittance option when contacting our fiduciary agent as winners will be paid on or before 29th september 2006.
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You can go to our online result site to confirm the Value of your winnings and also get a prize Breakdown:-
www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do
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ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS.
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your full Names/reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.

Sincerely,
Mr. Scott Parker,
Prize notification co-ordinator.
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
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This email and its attachments are confidential and intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s). This email and its attachments may also be privileged or protected by legal rules. If you have received this by mistake please let us know by reply immediately and destroy the email and its attachments without reading, copying or forwarding the contents.

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