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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:
  • "fudiciary" (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.
  • +44711139239
• 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.
  • infouklottery11@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY" <uknat11111@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: info_uklottery11@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:47:22 -0800
Subject: YOUR WINNING NOTIFICATION

The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool L70 1NL United Kingdom.
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPD


YOUR WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (#1071) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Friday 15th Jan
2007.Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial number 4725443
drew the lucky numbers: 02 06 18 36 37 44 19 (Bonus ball) which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e match 6 plus
bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,000 000 (one
Million Britain pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file
XYL/26510460037/05 This is from a total cash prize of £7,596,411 (Seven
Million, Five Hundred And Ninety Six Thousand, Four Hundred And Eleven
Pounds Sterling) shared amongst the Three (3) lucky winners
in this category i.e match 6 plus bonus.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World
Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
unions, associatons and co-oporate bodies that are listed online.This
promotion takes place Twice
weekly (Wednesdays and Saturday).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 £1,000 000 (One Million Pounds Sterling)
would be released to you by our payment office in UK.Our Fudiciary 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. 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,
please contact your fudiciary agent immediately via the email below. With
a filled copy of the Verification form Below.

VERIFICATION FORM
1.FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:
2.RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
Germany
3.DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH
4.PHONE/FAX NUMBERS:
5.NAME AND ADDRESS OF NEXT OF KIN:
6.SEX:
7.OCCUPATION:
8.MARITAL STATUS:
9.NATIONALITY:

PAYMENT MODE: OPTIONS Option 2
1.BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER.

2.CERTIFIED CHEQUE MADE OUT IN YOUR NAME COURIERED TO YOU VIA OUR AFFILIATE
COURIER COMPANY AND WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOUR ADDRESS.Agents Name: Mr Paul
Kenneth
Email: infouklottery11@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +447-111 39 239


Warning!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be using
National Lottery addresses, but are not from The National Lottery.PLEASE
REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO :CUSTOMER CARE/COMPLAINTS
DEPT:uknationallotterycustomercare@national-lottery.co.uk Once again
congratulations...

Cordially,
Rose Wood
Online Co-ordinator
U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

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