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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• 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 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.
  • +447024071382 (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.
  • fiduciary_unll@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "haandrw@terra.es" <haandrw@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 00:36:18 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: UK promo- Congratulations


UK-LOTTO Headquarters:
The Marina Offices,=20
St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX
England.

Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369=20
=
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
=20
We happily announce to you the draw of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Swee=
pstakes=20
International program held on Saturday 3rd of April, 2006 in LIVERPOOL UNIT=
ED-KINGDOM. =20
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial=
number 5368/02=20
drew the lucky numbers: 06 . 19 . 24 . 26 . 27 . 49 . [08] Bonus Ball which=
subsequently won=20
you the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of =E2=82=AC750,000.0=
0 (Seven Hundred And=20
Fifty Thousand Euros) in cash credited to file no: ktu/9023118308/03. This=
is from a total cash=20
prize of =E2=82=ACU25 Million Euro, shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky=
winners in this category.=20

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World W=
ide Web sites=20
through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associ=
ations, and=20
corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place annuall=
y. This program=20
was sponsored by the Austro Oil Company =E2=80=93 United Kingdom.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our African booklet=
representative=20
office as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your =E2=82=AC75=
0,000.00 (Seven Hundred=20
And Fifty Thousand Euros) will be released to you by any of our payment off=
ices in Africa.

Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release o=
f your=20
funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to=
keep your winning=20
information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitt=
ed to you in=20
whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwa=
rranted abuse of this=20
program. Please be warned.=20

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
=20
DR. GARY FOLDEN
Tele: +447024071382
Email: fiduciary_unll@myway.com
=20
With your claims verification information:

FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:........................
CONTACT ADDRESS:..................................
CITY/STATE:.......................................
COUNTRY:..........................................
NATIONALITY:......................................
OCCUPATION:......................................
SEX:.......................AGE:...................=20
TEL NO:...........................................
NEXT OF KIN:......................................

AMOUNT WON:.......................................
REFENCE NO:....................................... BATCH NO:.......=
...........................=20
LUCKY NO:.......................................... TICKET NO.....=
..............................
SERIAL NO:.......................................... LOTTERY DATE:=
.........................
=20
For Further enquiries and confirmation, Contact: MR. GARY FOLDEN
Congratulations once again from all members and staffs of this program. Tha=
nk you for being part of=20
our promotional lottery programs.

Sincerely,

MR ANDREW T. HALL
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY=20
Sweepstakes International Program.






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