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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")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +447024094719 (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.
  • uklotteryapprovaloffice@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE PROMO" <linda_bills58@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: uklotteryapprovaloffice@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 01:53:49 +0000
Subject: !!!!!!CONGRATULATIONS.....YOU HAVE WON!!!!!!

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:

Dear Lucky Winner,

RE: YEAR 2007 BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to notify you the draw (1115#) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY, Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on 28th
January,2007. 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 annually to encourage prospective overseas entries. We
hope
with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent
lottery jackpots.

The result of our computer draw (1115#) selected your name and email
address attached to e-ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number
5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 19. 34. 22. 38. 44. 49 (54 Bonus Ball),
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
£5,856,652(Five
Million Eight Hundred AND Fifty Six Thousand, Six Hundred and Fifty Two
Pounds
Sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a
total cash prize of £16,533,022 shared amongst the first Six (6) lucky
winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.
Your prize award has been insured in your name and is ready for claims.

To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously
contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery
Winners
within a period of 21 days (date of this email inclusive) 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 £5,856,652(Five Million Eight
Hundred AND Fifty Six Thousand, Six Hundred and Fifty Two Pounds Sterling)
would be
released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe. Please be
informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period may be
forfeited to the pool without further notice.

Our European agent 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 stating
the batch and reference numbers to this letter between the hours of 8.00am
- 7.30pm on Monday through Friday
Please contact our Fiduciary Agent for VALIDATION.
**************************************************
Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person: Dr Well Paulson
Email:uklotteryapprovaloffice@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44-702-409-4719
Tel: +44-703-181-8214

***************************************************
Fill out the form and send it to the Fiduciary Agent for VALIDATION..
Name Of Winner:______________________________
Age:_________________________________________
Sex__________________________________________
Occupation::_________________________________
Tel No:______________________________________
Fax No:______________________________________
City:________________________________________
State:_______________________________________
Country:_____________________________________
Zip Code:____________________________________
Mode OF Payment: Cheque or Bank Transfer (please select one)
Winning Numbers:

Endeavour to email him your full names,winning numbers,email
address,telephone and fax numbers immediately.In other to commence
on the process of your winning claim.

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.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
At Your Disposal, We Remain.
Very Truly Yours,
Mrs Linda Bills

_________________________________________________________________
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