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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:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • +447011135663 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Claims_agent Christopher <claims_agent055@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:41:03 +0100 (BST)
Subject: VERIFICATION AND FUND RELEASE FORM



London, 15th August 2007

Reference: Winner,

Recently the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY contacted you regarding your new Prize winnings. This is confirming receipt of your correspondence and assuring you that in line with our principles of efficiency, transparency and customer satisfaction, you shall be treated with the best possible service within the abilities of this office and in line with company policies.

Note that all participants in this lottery program have been selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 100,000 companies and 70,000,000 individual email addresses from all search engines and websites. The email addresses were compiled together by newly developed computer software designed by Microsoft Inc to extract as many emails needed.

This promotional program takes place every year, and it's proudly promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities which includes Sultan of Brunei, bill gates of Microsoft Inc and other corporate organizations. This is to encourage the use of the Internet and computers worldwide.

Therefore You have been confirmed as a winner of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, computer balloting lottery system draws 2007 with the following detail to have emerged you one of the lucky winner,

Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

Ticket number: 5647500545 188

WINNING NUMER: 10,16,21,24,34,46,( Bonus 30)




Your claims file has been duly forwarded to my office with specific instructions that our department shall be handling the processing of your prize of £1,000,000GBP, to you.

1. You are required to fill a "VERIFICATION FORM with all necessary details to process your winnings. Please see below the manual Form. Kindly send to us the detailed information below for due processing of your winnings as email attachment for due processing.

VERIFICATION AND FUND RELEASE FORM

1. FULL NAMES:__________________________________

2. ADDRESS:_____________________________________________
____________________________________________

3. SEX:_______________

4. AGE:________

5. MARITAL STATUS:___________________

6. OCCUPATION:________________________

7. E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________

8. TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________

9. BATCH NUMBER:____________________ B. REF NUMBER:______________

10. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________

11. AMOUNT WON:___________________________________

12. COUNTRY________________________________

Finally, there are two options open for you to choose the most convenient for you to receive your winnings (tick by putting yes on the most convenient for you) .

1, Telegraphic Bank transfer into any account of your choice anywhere in the world.

2, Mailing a certified cashers bond check to your home address which will be stated above through an insured courier company.


DECLARATION:

I, ____________, HEREBY DECLARE THAT I HAVE NEVER RECIEVED ANY SETTLEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM OR ANY MEMBER OF MY FAMILY FILLED CLAIM ON MY BEHALF TO FREE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION. I THEREFORE AUTHORIZE, THE NATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM TO ACT ON MY BEHALF IN THE PROCESSING AND SEND MY PRIZE AS INSTRUCTED BY ME.

SIGNATURE :( TYPE IN YOUR NAMES): ________________________________
DATE: ________________________



Attached to this e-mail contains Important information( Privacy Statement, and the United Kingdom Lottery Terms and Conditions) about your winnings, you are required to print out and fill all the information immediately and send to us either fax or as e-mail attachment. This will enable us file in your claims in the amount of £1,000,000.00 (One Million
Pounds Sterling)





Congratulation once again and hope to received the verification form as soon as possible

Best Regards, Mr.Christopher Morgan
Tel::+4470 1113 5663

(FUDICIARY AGENT






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