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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:
  • "claim 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.
  • +447024074602 (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.
  • uklotteryawrdoffice_45@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john smith" <draw30_johnsmith_80@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 04:47:33 -0600
Subject: Winning Notification For UK Lottery 2006.

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
Fax: 44 (0)871 661 8831

FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:

Dear Lucky Winner,
RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to notify you the draw (111) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,Online
Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on 20Th June, 2006.

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
a
pool of
over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn from Europe,
America,Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, parts of Africa, and
North &
South America as part of our international promotions programme
conducted
annually to encourage prospective overseas entries.

We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our
subsequent
lottery jackpots.

The result of our computer draw (111) selected your name and email
address
attached to e-ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02
drew
the lucky numbers: 15 . 18 . 21 . 31 . 36 . 47 (bonus no.46), 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
£5,856,652(Five
Million Eight Hundred AND Fifty Six Thousand, Six Hundred and Fifty Two
Pounds
Sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a
total
cash
prize of £16,533,022 shared amongst the first Six (6) lucky winners in
this
category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.
Your prize award has been insured in your name and is ready for claims.

To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously
contact our
licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners within
a
period of 21 days (date of this email inclusive) for the processing of
your
winning and remittance to your designated bank account after all
statutory
obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with.

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 £5,856,652(FiveMillion Eight
Hundred AND Fifty Six Thousand, Six Hundred and Fifty Two Pounds
Sterling)
would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.

Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated
period
may be
forfeited to the pool without further notice.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to
establish
contact via e-mail with the particulars presented below citing the
batch and
reference numbers to this letter between the hours of 8.00am - 7.30pm
on
Monday
through Friday.

Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person: Robert Kings
Email:uklotteryawrdoffice_45@yahoo.co.uk

Tel: +44-702-407-4602
Fax: +44-709-286-4814

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.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program.


CONGRATULATIONS!!!


At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,

John Smith

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

Copyright 1994-2006 The UK National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline
77635 476378 255667460

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