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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:
  • "claims 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.
  • +447005938461 (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.
  • p_collins107@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "NATIONAL LOTTERY" <uksweepstakes271@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: p_collins107@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 11:15:55 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON THE ANNUAL LOTTERY PRIZE!!!

UK-LOTTO HEADQUARTERS
The Marina Offices,
St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX
England
Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#1010) of the United-Kingdom national
lottery ,online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 16th of
December, 2006 in the United-Kingdom.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: and Bonus Ball (06,13,17,23,32,43
Bonus Ball 49) 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
£1,200,000 (One million two hundred Thousand British pounds sterling) in
cash, credited to file ktu /9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize
of £12,000,000 shared amongst the first ten (10) Lucky winners in this
category.

All participants for this 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 annually.

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 £1,200,000 (One million two hundred thousand British pounds
sterling) will 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 claim is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to
receive 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, contact our claims agent below with the following
information.

Mr. Paul Collins
Email: p_collins107@yahoo.com
Fax No : +44 7005938461
Tel No: +44 7024030655

CLAIMS VERIFICATION FORM

FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:

CONTACT ADDRESS:

CITY/STATE:

COUNTRY:

NATIONALITY:

SEX:

AGE:

MARITAL STATUS:

TEL NO:

NEXT OF KIN:

ANNUAL INCOME:

AMOUNT WON:

REFENCE NO:

BATCH NO:

LUCKY NO:

TICKET NO:

SERIAL NO:

LOTTERY DATE:

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

Yours faithfully,
Paul Collins
Online coordinator for UK national lottery
Sweepstakes International Program

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