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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.
  • +447031944630 (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.
  • @yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "uk lottery" <uklott_026@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:02:06 +0000
Subject: UK WINNING NOTIFICATION

 

 

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY HEAD OFFICE                                                
P.O. BOX 1010,

Liverpool,L70,INL

United Kingdom.

                                                          

                                   WINNING NOTIFICATION/ PROCESSING ADVISE

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on Sat-03-Feb- 2007. Your E-mail Address was attached to a ticket number 56575600545 188 with serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers

 

Draw 1146 Sat 30 Dec 06

(13) (17) (39) (46) (47) (49)Bonus Ball (48)

 

which consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of GBP£2,500.000.00(Two Million, Four Hundred Thousand Pounds Only) in cash credited to the file reference number: UKLT/245512568021/05. This is from a total cash price of Pounds, shared amongst the first Fifty (45 lucky winners in this category). Due to the mix up of some numbers and E-mail Address, we advice that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by the general public.

 

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from  an on-line web wide correlation of E-MAIL address, names  all over the world as part of our international promotions program which we conduct once every year. To file out your claim please contact our fiduciary Claim agent:

 

Contact Person: Brr Elton Cage.T.

Fiduciary Claim Agent.

Contact Phone number:+44 703 1944630

Contact Fax number:     +44 847  078 1923

Contact Email:elton_cag00@yahoo.co.uk

 

Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than 15th  OF Febuary 2007 LAST COLLECTION DATE. After this date all funds will be returned to our treasury as unclaimed. You are adviced to quote your ticket and lucky numbers to our fiduciary agent in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications. . Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform our fiduciary Claim agent as soon as possible. For the immediate release of your payments you are to  provide the following details below to our fiduciary Claim agent;

 

VERIFICATIONS FORM

 

FULL NAMES...................................................

CONTACT ADDRESS........................................

TEL/FAX NUMBERS.........................................

AGE.................................................................

SEX..................................................................

OCCUPATION.................................................

NEXT OF KIN..................................................

COUNTRY........................................................

AMOUNT WON................................................

WINNING EMAIL.............................................

REFERENCE NUMBER....................................

TICKET NUMBERS..........................................

SERIAL NUMBERS...........................................

WINNING NUMBER..........................................

 

Congratulations once again from all the staff here. In order to verify your winnings, we need your particulars for record purposes, Above here is a copy of our verifications form, please fill accordingly so as to proceed with your winnings.Note that you are to fill and send the imformations above to your fiduciary Claim agent (Brr Elton Cage.T.) for immediate release of your funds. Once again congratulations from all the staff.

Upon receipt of the duly requested data, We will send you the contact information of the payment Bank so you can proceed the release of your funds.

 

 

Remember that this program is organised to enhance  unity and  also encourage all micro-soft users all over the world.
Congratulations once again from all members of our staff, and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

 

MISS ROSE BROWN

CO-ORDINATOR

WORLD PRIZE AWARD.

                                                                                

 

                                                 Copyright © 1995-2007 The UK National Lottery Inc.

 

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