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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "fudiciary" (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 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.
  • lotteryclaimsagent990@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "RICHARD LLOYD" <richard_k_lloyd7@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 02:55:05 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS...(WINNING NOTIFICATION)

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 (#1138) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on wed 18th,
nov.06.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 005 with
Serial number 5368/13 drew the lucky numbers:01-19-20-32-42-46(bonus
no.49),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 £213,691(two
hundred and thirteen thousand,six hundred and ninety one pounds sterlin) in
cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of
£1,709,528 shared amongst the (8) 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(wed and sat). 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 £213,691(two
hundred and thirteen thousand,six hundred and ninety one pounds sterlin)
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 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:
Fiduciary agent: MR MICHEAL JONES
EMAIL:lotteryclaimsagent990@yahoo.co.uk
You can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your
winnings and also get a prize
breakdown:-www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do

Fill and return this form to the fudiciary agent above.

REFERENCE NUMBER: UK/9420X2/68
FULL
NAME...............................................
COMPANY NAME:
..........................................
FULL
ADDRESS:...........................................
SEX:.................................
AGE...................................
OCCUPATION.............................
TEL.......................
FAX................. (If any)
COUNTRY................................
E-MAIL..................................
HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR
LICENCE.............(identification on delivery)
WINNING
NUMBER........................
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/
INDIVIDUAL:.........................................................................

MODE OF COLLECTION
BANK TRANSFER
COURIER SYSTEMS
LAWYERS
TRUST
please indicate your choice of collection to
enchance fast delivery. thanks for your understanding
Congratulations on behalf of THE UK LOTTERY BOARD.
Yours faithfully,
RICHARD K LLOYDS (MR)
Online coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

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