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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.
  • +447024092518 (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.
  • uknationalboxoffice@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "david nelson" <sweeep_stakes_5@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 22:44:36 -0500
Subject: FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

UK ONLINE NATIONAL LOTTERY
The Marina Offices, St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX England
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68 Batch: 074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION


We happily announce to you the draw (#1052) of the UK NATIONAL
ONLINE LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on the
1st februery, 2007.
Your e-mail address attached to
ticket number: 56475600545 188
Serial number 5368/02
Draw lucky numbers: nos.14-26-34-35-36-45 bonus
ball no.32 You have therefore been approved to claim a
total sum of £480,152 { (Four hundred and eigthy thousand, one
hundred
and fifty two pounds sterling) } in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £4,321,368
shared amongst the (9) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus
bonus 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 claims is processed and your money remitted to you in
whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.
Contact your agent:

Mr. DAVID NELSON
Claims agent
UK Online National Lottery
Phone:+44- 7014221171
Email:uknationalboxoffice@excite.com

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Richard K Lloyd
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes
International Program
Telephone:+44-7024092518

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