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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "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.
  • +447011137292 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448712471959 (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.
  • claimsverificationcentre3@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Elizabeth Smith <elizabeth@elizabethsmith52.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:35:38 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION




The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: XYC /26500460037/09
Batch: 74/00310/IPD

FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

Dear lucky winner,
We happily announce to you the draw (1068) of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International
program held on 9th of December 2006. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number: 56475600545189 with Serial
number 5368/01 drew the lucky
numbers:07-10-22-24-34-46 (Bonus number 18) which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category
i.e match 6. You have therefore been approved to
claim a total sum of £232,137 ( Two
hundred and Thirty Two Thousand, One Hundred and
Thirty Seven pounds sterling) in cash credited to fil
XYC /26500460037/09.

This is from a cash prize of £232,137 (Two hundred and Thirty Two
Thousand,
One Hundred and
Thirty Seven pounds sterling) obviously to be taken by
you, as the only winner in this category i.e. Match
6.. All 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 twice
weekly to encourage prospective overseas entries. The
internet emailing ideal was used, since most people
are not able to purchase tickets and play outside the
UK. We hope with part of your prize awards, you will
take part in ou! ! r subsequent lottery jackpots.

This promotion takes place Twice weekly (Wednesdays
and Saturday). The idea of this promotion is that
within ten years from now, there will be notable
richness amongst many unusual people around the world.
This will give many people the opportunity to get
their lives to a stage where they had always wanted.
Kindly note that you will only be chosen in this
online email promotions once, which means that
subsequent weekly winnings will not get to you again,
so its your choice to spend the funds wisely on
something that will last you a long time. And please
do not border following up this email, if you have
benefited from this donation in previous years.

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
£232,137 (Two hundred and Thirty Two
Thousand, One Hundred and Thirty Seven pounds
sterling) will be released to you by our payment
office in UK.

Our Fudiciary agent will immediately commence the
process to facilitate the release of your funds as
soon as you contact him. For security reasons,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.
Any lottery double claim dedected by our monitoring
committee will lead to the Uk national lottery
cacelling the winnings. making a loss for both the
real winner, and the fake (intended) claime! ! !.


To file for your claim, fill the winner verification
form below and forward to the fudiciary agent
immediately via email.

Agents Name:Joseph Henry
Email:claimsverificationcentre3@yahoo.co.uk
Phone:+44-701-113-7292
Fax: +44-87-1247-1959

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM

1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________
2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________
3.SEX:_______________
4.AGE:________
5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________
6.OCCUPATION:___________________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________
9.LOTTO NUMBERS:____________________ B. DRAW
NUMBER:____ __________
10.TICKET NUMBER:___________________
11.SERIAL NUMBER:__________________
12.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________
13. STATE:__________________________________
14. COUNTRY________________________________
Warning!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that
appear to be using National Lottery addresses, but are
not from The National Lottery.

PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO
CUSTOMER CARE/COMPLAINTS DEPT
Once again congratulations...

Cordially,
Sir Geoge Arisson Online Co-ordinator
U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International
Program.
2006 Uk National Lottery. All rights reserved

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