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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.
  • +447011146692 (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.
  • claimsverificationunit001@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FROMTHEDESKOFTHENATIONALLOTTERY NOTIFICATIONDEPARTMENT" <k.r.lloyd111@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 22:01:38 -0500
Subject: November.Lotto Draws Ref: UK/9420X2/68.

                                                                                       

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 (#1037) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on 6th November 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:

 

                                                                                                                                                       

  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   £141.022(One hundred and forty one thousand,twenty-two pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £1,833,286 shared amongst the  (13) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 6 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 listedonline. 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  £141.022(One hundred and forty one thousand,twenty-two pounds sterling) would 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 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 partof our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.==================================================================== To file for your claim, please fill the enclosed form and send it by email to the lottery paying officer for the processing of your claim with the informatin below:

Peter Edwards, Remittance Department Director,
TEL NO +44-70111-46692
FAX     :+44- 870 478 9499
          :+44- 870 478 9501
 Email:   claimsverificationunit001@hotmail.com

==================================================================== THIS FORM SHOULD BE FILED BY THE LOTTERTY WINNER OF THE STATED FUND FOR VERIFICATION BEFORE PROCESSING THE LOTTERY WINNING AND SEND TO THE PAYOUT OFFICER IN THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS

 

FIRST NAME.............................................................................

 

LAST NAME:..............................................................................

 

RESIDENCIAL ADDRESS:...........................................................

 

OCCUPATION:..........................................................................

 

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:.....................................................

 

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:..........................................................

 

TEL NO:................................CELL NO:.......................................

 

FAX NO:..................................................................................

 

YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS:.............................................................

 

NEXT OF KIN NAME AND ADDRESS:..........................................

 

...............................................................................................

 

TICKET NUMBER:...................................................................

 

BATCH NUMBER:...................................................................

 

AMOUNT WON:......................................................................

 

EMAIL ADDRESS:..............................................................

 

I.......................................HEREBY DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE

 

DATA ARE TRUE AND IN CASE OF ANY UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES MY NEXT OF KIN HAS RIGHT TO CLAIM MY TOTAL WINNING. GAL PROMOTIONS SHALL ACT AS MY AGENT IN FACILITATING THE TRANSFER OF MY FUNDS TO ME.
               
DATE:.......................................... SIGN:........................................ This process is vital and urgent following the instruction from our clients that all prize money should be claimed as soon as possible. ====================================================== Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, do remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all your correspondence with us.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.

 

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

 

 Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK

NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Richard K. Lloyd.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program

 

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