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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.
• 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.
  • +447031942033 (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.
  • claimsdirective_uk@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "uk national lottery" <claimsverification_16@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: claimsdirective_uk@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 11:26:05 -0600
Subject: congratulation

                                                

                                                      

                                  PROMOTIONS HEADQUATERS

                                     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 the draw(#11114) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstake international program held on Sat 26  Aug 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with serial number 5368/02  drew the lucky numbers below:

Draw 1114 Sat 26 Aug 06

                                  

                                     Bonus Ball

                         

                       TO WINNER IN OUR PROGRAM

We wish to congratulate you over your success in our computer balloting
sweepstake .
This is a millennium scientific computer game in which email addresses
were used. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet
users;therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for the game.
However, your email address was attached to ticket number 56475600545 188 with serial number 5368/02 . which eventually won the lottery in the first category of the draws. Therefore, you have won a lottery jackpot prize awards of

£2,436,040.

This is from total prize money of £4,872,080. distributed to winners from

1st and 2nd categories.

Note that this program was largely promoted and sponsored by a group of
philanthropist, industrialists from the internet hardware industry and some
other big multinational firms who wish to be anonymous.

OUR SPONSORS

You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars
presented below citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter. 

Ref No: UK/9420X/68, 

Batch No: 074/05/ZY369

         Customer Fiduciary Unit

Email:  claimsdirective_uk@yahoo.co.uk

Processing Manager: Mrs Duvessa Stone

       

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and
press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so
desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality

 until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims.

 

CONGRATULATIONS !!!
At your disposal, we remain.Very Truly Yours,
RICHARD K LLOYDS(Mr),
Director.International Promotions Unit

Online co-ordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY

Sweepstakes International Program.

Phone:+44-703-194-2033

www.national-lottery.co.uk

 

                                LAST WINNERS ON UK NATIONAL LOTTERY 

                  

   

     Copyright © 1994-2006 The UK  National Lottery Inc.
                  All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline

                           

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