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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")
• 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 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.
  • claimsdept012@yahoo.co.uk
  • ukonlinelotto_helpcentre1@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS ROSE WOOD" <mrsrosewood5547_445@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:18:01 -0500
Subject: ATTN;YOU HAVE WON U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY .

The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: XYC/26500460037/08
Batch: 74/00319/IPD

FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION
Dear lucky winner,

We happily announce to you the draw (#1032) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on Wenesday 28th February
2007. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 21 - 32 - 41 - 42 - 43 - 46
(Bonus number 17 ) 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 £1,173,072 (One million, one hundred and seventy three thousand,
seventy two pounds sterlings) in cash credited to fil XYC /26500460037/08.
You can check This is from a cash prize of £5,865,360 (Five million, eight
hundred and sixty five thousand, three hundred and sixty pounds sterlings),
Shared amongs 5 lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 6.. All
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from a
pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished prof! ! essionals 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 weekly to encourage prospective overseas entries. The
internet emailing ideal 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.

This promotion takes place Twice weekly (Wednesdays and Saturday). The idea
of this promotion is that within ten years from now, there will be notable
richness amongst many unusual people around the world. This will give many
people the opportunity to get their lives to a stage where they had always
wanted. Kindly note that you will only be chosen in this online email
promotions once, which means that subsequent weekly winnings will not get to
you again, so its your choice to spend the funds wisely on something that
will last you a long time. And please do not border following up this email,
if you have benefited from this donation in previous years.

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 £1,173,072 (One million, one hundred and seventy three thousand,
seventy two pounds sterlings) will 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,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. Any lottery double claim dedected by our
monitoring committee will lead to the Uk national lottery cacelling the
winnings. making a loss for both the real winner, and the fake (intended)
claimer.

To file for your claim, fill the winner verification form below and forward
to the fudiciary agent immediately via email.
Agent: Cerutti Martins.
Email: Claimsdept012@yahoo.co.uk

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM

1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________

2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________
3.SEX:_______________

4.AGE:________

5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________

6.OCCUPATION:___________________

7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________

8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________

9.LOTTO NUMBERS:____________________ B. DRAW NUMBER:______________

10.TICKET NUMBER:___________________

11.SERIAL NUMBER:__________________

12.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________

13. STATE:__________________________________

14. COUNTRY________________________________

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:
ukonlinelotto_helpcentre1@yahoo.co.uk

Once again congratulations...

Cordially,
Mr. Bobby Bruce Online Co-ordinator
U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International
Program.
Copyright © 2007 The U.k National Lottery International Inc. All
rights reserve.

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