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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim 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.
  • +447024063995 (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.
  • uk_claimsofficer14@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "SIR BOBBY BRUCE" <info_officer@postmasteragent.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:00:57 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: The National Lottery


The National Lottery
P O Box 1290
London, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
Ref: UK/9420X2/70
Batch: 074/05/ZY345
BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION Dear Winner, We are pleased to notify you the draw (#1066) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on monday 25th September 2006. 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 in a week to encourage prospective overseas entries. The internet emailing diea 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 our subsequent lottery jackpots. The result of our computer draw (#1066) selected your name and email address attached to e-ticket number: 56475612545 187 with Serial number 5368/03 drew the lucky numbers: 04-09-13-29-31-36(Bonus Ball 16) 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 £2,550,102.00 (Two Million, Five Hundred And Fifty Thousand, One Hundred And Two Great Britain Pounds) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/07.This is from a total cash prize of £7,650,306.00 (Seven Million, Six Hundred And Fifty Thousand, Three Hundred And Six Great Britain Pounds) shared amongst 3 lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 6. Your prize award has been insured in your email and is ready for claims. To begin your claims, you are advised to expeditiously contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners for the processing of your winning and remittance to your designated bank account after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with. 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 £2,550,102.00 (Two Million, Five Hundred And Fifty Thousand, One Hundred And Two Great Britain Pounds) will be released to you by our fiduciary agent in UK.Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period may be forfeited to the pool without further notice. Below you will find a Documentation Form, requesting your required particulars. UK NATIONAL LOTTERY DOCUMENTATION FORM FULL NAMES:__________________________________ADDRESS: _________________________________________________CITY:_________________________ STATE:__________________________________ ZIP: _____________________COUNTRY________________________________SEX:_______________AGE:__________________MARITAL STATUS:_________________OCCUPATION:________________________TELEPHONE NUMBER_________________________________E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________TICKET NUMBER:___________________SERIAL NUMBER:__________________AMOUNT WON:___________________________________ANNUAL INCOME__________________________NATIONALITY_________________________ You are required to fill and submit the above particulars to our Overseas Claims/United Kingdom Payment Unit with the below email address. Overseas Claims/United Kingdom Payment Unit
Contact Person: Mr Owen Campbell. Email: uk_claimsofficer14@yahoo.co.uk Tel:+447024063995 Upon receipt of this informations, Our payment unit will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented below sending the batch and reference numbers and these informations below for quick verifications and release of funds between the hours of 8.00am - 7.30pm on Monday to Sunday. Our winners are assured of the altmost 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 cancelling the winnings. making a loss for both the real winner, and the fake (intended) claimer. CONGRATULATIONS!!!At your disposal, I remain.
Very Truly Yours, Sir Bobby Bruce.
Lottery Co-ordinator.
P O Box 1290
London, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM

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