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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")
• 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.
  • claimsagent_watford@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ken Wilson" <uknationallott2007@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: claimsagent_watford@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 14:59:52 +0200
Subject: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY


REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF; (Registration Z720633X).

National Lottery
P. O. Box 251
Watford WD1 8GD
UNITED KINGDOM.

(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/215LPD/07
Batch: WD28123/07/WFB07

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (#1163) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online
Sweepstakes International program held on Wednesday, 14th February ,2007. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 21628900 561 with Serial number 21432/07 jack pot
lotto winners drew the lucky numbers:(1-2-4-38-42-43)"bonus no 23. which subsequently
won"you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 6 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1 000 000 (One million Pounds
Sterling Only) in cash credited to file HBF/193273496/07 in a total sum of £4 000 000
(Four Million Pounds Sterlings Only) lotto jackpot shared amongst the first four (4)
lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 6 plus! Bonus with percentage 25%.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web
sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 200 000 000 unions,
associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place
Quarterly. In view of this, your £1 000 000 (One Million Pound Sterling Only) would be
released to you by our payment office in WATFORD.

Our fiduciary 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.

For payment, please do provide with the following informations: And send to our
Fiduciary Agent.

1. YOUR FULLNAME:.................................................
2. YOUR SEX:............................................................
3. YOUR ADDRESS:...................................................
4. YOUR COUNTRY:...................................................
5. YOUR FAX:............................................................
6. PHONE NUMBER :.................................................
7. YOUR OCCUPATION:.............................................
8. YOUR COMPANY'S NAME:.....................................
9. YOUR AGE:............................................................
10. YOUR REF. NUMBER:...........................................
11. YOUR BATCH NUMBER:.......................................

Mr. Adam Williams(Agent)
Email: claimsagent_watford@yahoo.co.uk
For your reference: http://www.lotterycentral.co.uk/


CONGRATULATIONS from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

Ken Wilson.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program
NATIONAL LOTTERY

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