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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:

• 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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "courier service" (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 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.
  • ukregional_lottodept@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: info_03@mchsi.com (UK NATIONAL LOTTERY )
Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2007 23:31:38 +0000
Subject: LAST AND FINAL NOTICE!!!

The NATIONAL LOTTERY
P O BOX 1010 LIVERPOOL
L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM
FROM: THE PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT.

CONGRATULATIONS:
You have been approved to claim a total sum of
£867,454 (Eight Hundred and Sixty-Seven Thousand,Four Hundred and Fifty-Four
Pounds Sterlings)REF: XYL/26510460037/07,
Batch 24/00319/006/IPD.All participants for the online version were selected
randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted
from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed
online, which was held on MONDAY 3RD SPTEMBER 2007. Your e-mail address
attached to e-ticket number: 03- 15 -19-24-28-34(with bonus ball 17) drew a
prize of £867,454 per winner. This lucky draw came first in the 2nd Category of
the Sweepstake
Contact our claim agent Teddy Blumns, via below Email
ukregional_lottodept@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: + (44) 7045731000
Fax :07075024423
with the Following
NAME:
ADDRESS:
AMOUNT WON:
EMAIL:
COUNTRY:
PHONE NUMBER
AGE:
OCCUPATION:
INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE
COLLECTION:
(A)Bank transfer Services?
(B).come to office in uk ?
(c) Use Courier Service?


Congratulations in advance.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Carolyna Anderson.
EmailCopyright © 2007,THE UNITED KINGDOM



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