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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • claimsagent0006@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY <claimsagent0006@sify.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 18:31:29 -0300
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS......................YOU HAVE WON. 251 420,POUNDS!!!

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010 gnb
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)             
(8am-6pm)uk GMT
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
 
Dear Sir/Madam,
 
        
                          NOTIFICATION:

 We happily announce to you the draw (#1019) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes international program held on the 21st June, 06,Your e-mail address was attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers :21-32-41-42-43-46, and a bonus  number of (17) which subsequentlywon you the lottery in the 2nd  category.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £251,420  (two hundred and fifty-one housand,four hundred and twenty pounds) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £1,005,680 shared amongst the (4)lucky number 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  number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your playcoupon. In view of this, your £251,420  (two hundred and fifty-one thousand, four hundred  and twenty pounds ) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.
         
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your 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,You are adviced to fill the form below.
                             
                                     
(Form HLP)
                   
REFERENCE NUMBER: UK/9420X2/68
FULL NAME............................
AMOUNT WON...........................
FULL
ADDRESS:........................
SEX:.................................
AGE..................................
OCCUPATION...........................
TEL.......................
FAX................ (If any)
COUNTRY..............................
E-
MAIL...............................

HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR
LICENCE.............(identification on delivery)
 
INDICATE PREFERRED
MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION:
(A) CHEQUE..........................
 
(B)
BANK TRANSFER...................

DATE................................
 
 
 Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact  them with your completed form.
 
CONTACT:
MR: MICHAEL MARTINS
Email:claimsagent0006@sify.com
                                
Yours faithfully,
Richard K . LIoyd,
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

 Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

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