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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +447014216735 (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_agents@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: The UK National Lottery <theuknational@theuknational6.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 04:23:22 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY (1,000,000.00
(One Million ...











The U.K National Online
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 that you are a winner of the Draw 1003 of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, Online Sweepstakes International program held SEPTEMBER 2006 Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:2 10 30 36 37 43 (bonus no.29), 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 #1,000,000.00 (One Million Pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of #100,221,408 shared amongst the (6) 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 England as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your #803,568 (Eight hundred and three thousand,five hundred and sixty-eight pounds sterling) would be released to you by any of ouraffiliated security/courier companies in England.

Our Fiduciary 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.
To file for your claim, please contact our uk online fiduciary agen t with your full name and draw number(i.e 1003)

Name: Mr.Silas
Tel: +44 701 421 6735
, +44 703 189 4879
E-mail: fiduciary_agents@myway.com

TO CLAIM THIS MONEY



PLEASE FILL OUT THE VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM AND SEND TO Mr.Luis Santiago FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONS.

1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________

2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________
_____________________________________ _______

3.SEX:_______________

4. AGE:______

5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________

6.OCCUPATION:________________________

7.POSITION HELD____________________

8.HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENCE.............(identification on delivery)
9.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________

10.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________

11.LOTTO NUMBER:____________________ B. DRAW NUMBER:______________

12.TICKET NUMBER:___________________

13.SERIAL NUMBER:__________________

14.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________

15. STATE:__________________________________

16. COUNTRY________________________________

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batchnumbers in any correspondences with our designated agent.

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
James K Berry.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Prog



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