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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 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.
  • +447031921757 (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.
  • scottduke11@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • timothymandla3@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ukl lotto" <ukl.tries@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:41:00 -0500
Subject: UKL WINNING NOTIFICATION

UK Lottery Headquarters
Customer Service
Bevan House,
51 Bevan Avenue
Conway LL28 5AF,
United Kingdom
Tel: +44-703-1921757




UK LOTTERY NOTIFICATION DESK




REF: UKNL/26510460037/06
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD


Hello dear

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the British lottery program held on
the 22th november 2006 in London, Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number:023-0148-790-600with Serial number: 5063-11 drew the lucky numbers:
43-11-44-37-10-43, , which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
2,000,000(two,million great british pounds only) in cash credited to file
UKNL/26510460037/06.. This is from a total cash prize of GBP20 million
pounds sterling.

. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In
view of this, your GBP 2,000,000.00 (two million gbp only) would be released
to you by our designated bank in UK. after the vetting of your file by the
ukl legal department

Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of
your funds to you as soon as you make contact with them

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100, 000 database worldwide .
To file for your claim, please contact our Co-ordinator or fudiciary agent
with the below details for processing of your claims.

CO-ORDINATOR: SCOTT DUKE
Email: scottduke11@yahoo.co.uk

OR
FUDICIARY AGENT:TIMOTHY MANDLA
Email: timothymandla3@netscape.net

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please provide the following
information to the fiduciary agent to ensure adequate processing of claim:

NAME:..................................
ADDRESS:...............................
NATIONALITY:...........................
SEX:...................................
AGE:...................................
PHONE/MOBILE:..........................
FAX:...................................
OCCUPATION:............................
COMPANY:...............................
BATCH/WINNING NUMNBER:............................................

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

Sincerely,
Mr Scott Duke
Co-ordinator






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