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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 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")
  • "overseas claims unit" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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)
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • lottery_agentunit09@yahoo.se (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY <mrsvoke_win31@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <lottery_agentunit09@yahoo.se>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:05:13 -0800
Subject: PRIZE LOTTERY RELEASE CENTRE WINNING ANNOUNCED TODAY(Contact Dr
Well Paulson)





FROM THE LOTTERY PROMOTIONS MANAGER,



THE UNITED KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY,

PO BOX 287, WATFORD WD18 9TT,


UNITED KINGDOM.


INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PRIZE RELEASE
CENTRE WINNING ANNOUNCED TODAY 12/10/2007 Ref: Ref: UK/9420X2/68 Batch:
7056490902/188 WINNING NUMBER: 19.34.22.38.44.49 SERIAL NUMBER
5368/02.


!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!




We are delighted to inform you of your
prize release from the United
Kingdom International Lottery program. Your name was attached to Ticket
number; 56475600545 188,
Batch number; 7056490902, Winning number; 19.34.22.38.44.49 (54 Bonus Ball),
which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category i.e. match 9 plus bonus.
You hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of £1,256,000.00 (ONE MILLION TWO
HUNDRED AND FIFTEN SIX THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING) in cash credit file Ref:
UK/9420X2/68 from the total cash prize of ( 12.560 million Pounds
Sterling) shared amongst 10 lucky winners in this category.

All Participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from a pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished
professionals drawn from Europe,America,Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, parts of
Africa,as part of our international promotions programme conducted annually to
encourage prospective overseas entries.



This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by
a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social
responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational
base. Furthermore, your name falls within our United Kingdom representative office in London. as indicated in your play
coupon and your prize of £1,256,000.00 (ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTEN SIX
THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING) will be released to you from our Payment and Release order Department,UK Claims Processing Lottery Agent London. We hope with part of
your prize, you will participate in our next Middle of the year high stakes for
POUNDS STERLIN 1.3 Billion international draw.

How to claim your prize Simply Contact
our fiduciary agent, Mr. Byron Winters On Email Contact:(lottery_agentunit09@yahoo.se

to file for your claim. Please quote
your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on the top of this
notification. For security reasons, we
advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until
your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of
this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.


Congratulations once again on your
winnings!!! CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT WITH THE BELOW
DETAILS

Overseas Claims
Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person: Dr Well
Paulson
Email
Contact :lottery_agentunit09@yahoo.se
FOREIGN SERVICE
MANAGER,

NOTE:YOU ARE
ADVICE TO CONTACT YOUR CLAIMING AGENTS IMMEDIATELY. ANY BREACH OF
CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.
FORWARD YOUR WINNING NUMBERS,
YOUR FULL
NAME, YOUR PHONE
FAX NUMBERS AND
YOUR FULL ADDRESS.


KIND REGARDS,


MR SCOTT VOKE.
PROMOTIONS
MANAGER.
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