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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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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 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.
  • claimagent_ryanwoodgate@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Promo Manager <uknationallottery@lottery.co.uk>
Reply-To: claimagent_ryanwoodgate@yahoo.co.uk
Date: 13 Apr 2007 08:51:14 -0000
Subject: Award Congratulations:Very Urgent

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The UK National Lottery
Support Center
Bevan House
51 Bevan Avenue Conwy LL28 5AF,
United Kingdom.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: UKNL/26510460037/06
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD


Attention:Sir/Madam
RE/AWARD NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement Today,13th April 2007, of winners of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, THE UNITED KINGDOM
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 18th March,2007 in Croydon,London.
You email address was attached to ticket number 023-0148-790-459, with serial number 5063-11 drew The lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, and consequently Won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay Of 500,000.00 British Pounds(GBP) in cash credited to file REF NO. UKNL/26510460037/06. This is from total prize money Of 2,000,000.00 British Pounds(GBP) shared among the four International winners in this category.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Website
through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
Europeanbooklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this your 500,000.00 British Pounds(GBP).This amount would be released to you by our preferred payment center in London.
Our 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 strictly bank transfer or draft if applicable. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned. This is part of our security protocol to avoid Double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants Of this program. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary Agent personel Manager incharge of customers care unit

Agent Personel Manager
Mr Ryan Woodgate
28 TANFIELD ROAD, CROYDON.LONDON.
W2 1EY,United Kingdom.
Tel:009-44-7031913389
Fax:009-44-2081816199
claimagent_ryanwoodgate@yahoo.co.uk


UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
For due processing and remittance of your prize Money, please remember to quote your Reference and batch numbers in every one of your Correspondences with your agent.Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later Than 22nd April 2007. After this date, all funds will Be returned as unclaimed.
Furthermore, should there be any Change of your address; do inform
your claims agent As soon as possible.Congratulations again from all our staff and thank You for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
Dr Paul White
Zonal Co-ordinator
www.national-lottery.com

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