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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 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)
  • "uk national lottery inc." (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fudiciary" (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.
  • +447045733797 (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.
  • brender_willys07@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mail_information@mchsi.com (UK NATIONAL LOTTERY)
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 01:27:20 +0000
Subject: Official Email : Winners Of Draw (#683)

The National Lottery,
35 North Fredrick
Street London.
WD1 12T.
United Kingdom
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#683) of the THUNDERBALL WINNING under the
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Wed 29
Aug 07. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 01-08-11-28-30-03
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £250,000.00 (Two
hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03. All participants for the online version were selected
randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted
from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed
online. This promotion takes place weekly.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
To file for your claim, please contact our fudiciary agent:
Mr. Brender William
Email: brender_willys07@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44-704-573-3797
Fax:+44870 622 0804
Provide him with the information below:
1.Name:..2.Address:..3.Marital
Status:..4.Occupation:..5.Age:..6.Sex:..7.Nationality:..8.Country Of
Residence:..9.Telephone Number:..10.Fax Number:..11.Email Address:
12.Draw Number above:683
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Richard.K Lloyd.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
© Copyright 1994-2005 The UK National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline.

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