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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million british pounds" (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)
  • ",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)
• 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.
  • +447011150264 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS.MARY SETH" <uk.nallotery0@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ukntnallootry2007@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:36:47 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?DEAR_WINNER_CONGRATULATIONS_!!!_=A31,000,000.00?=





British National Lottery HeadquartersCustomer Service 28 TANFIELD ROAD, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM. Customer Service/Claims DepartmentRef: BT:12052007/21Batch: 12/25/0034

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the British National Lottery E-mail programs. Your Email address has won our last Lotto Draw. Please note; all participants for this online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 Unions, Private Associations, And Corporate bodies that are listed online.Your E-mail address attached to ticket number 653-908-321-675 with serial main number 345-790-241 671 drew lucky star numbers (BONUS NO). which consequently won in the 2ND category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum of £1,000,000.00 Million British Pounds Sterling. (One Million Pounds Sterling) CONGRATULATIONS !!!


The British National Lottery E-mail programs was held on the 15TH OF AUGUST 2007 and result where release on the 16TH OF AUGUST 2007.

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 100,000 company and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.
This lottery was promoted and sponsored by British National Lottery: In order to enhance and promote the use of Internet Explorer Users and Microsoft-wares around the globe. This promotional program takes place every three years. We hope with part of your winning you will take GOOD CARE OF YOUR LOVED ONES. To file for your claim, please contact our Fiducial Agent Below:



YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT: DR. PETER DEAN
CLAIMS AGENT TEL: +4470-1115-0264
Email: agentforuknatnlotry2007@uknatnlotry.cz.tf



Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than one month,After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

This message is confidential. It may also be privileged or otherwise protected by work product immunity or other legal rules. If you have received it please let us know by reply it from your system; you should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. All messages sent to and from UK International Lottery,May be monitored to ensure compliance with internal policies and to protect your winning from the UK International Lottery Promotion.The contents of any email addressed to our clients are subject to our usual terms of business; anything which does not relate to the official business of the firm is neither given nor endorsed by it.






Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Mary Seth.


Online coordinator for British national Lottery Promotion,Sweepstakes national Program. Copyright © 1994-2007 The British national Lottery Inc.








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