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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:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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 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.
  • +447024026655 (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.
  • fudiciary_claimsoffice09@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <fudiciary_claimsoffice09@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:51:58 -0500
Subject: Draw #(1122)....Congratulations!!

BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
( CUSTOMER SERVICE)
The Marina Offices,
St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE6 1HX
England
(Customer Services)

Ref: UK/9420X2/69
Batch: 074/05/ZY379


WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are happy to announce to you the draw# (1122) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 23th
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:66475600545 306 with Serial number 5377/06 drew the lucky numbers:
06 . 26 . 28 . 35 . 42 . 43 . [38] Bonus Ball

which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 6
plus bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
634,310 (six hundred and Thirty-four thousand Three hundred and Ten
pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023117310/06.

This is from a total cash prize of 1,805,860GBP shared amongst
the(7)lucky winners in this category i.e Match 6 plus bonus. All participants
for the online version
were selected randomly from World Wide Websites 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, your
634,310GPD (six hundred and Thirty-four thousand Three hundred and Ten
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
claims agent below.
**************************************************
Name:Mr Ben Harldy
Phone:+447024026655
Email:fudiciary_claimsoffice09@yahoo.co.uk


Foreign Services Manager,Payment and Release
order Department,
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

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

Sincerely,
JAMES IRVIN
CONTROLER

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
P.O.Box 1010
Liver pool, L701NL,
United Kingdom.








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