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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)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (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.
  • +447024061214 (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.
  • fidcrygnt3@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: THE NATIONAL UK LOTTERY <uk76222@live.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:41:22 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION


THE NATIONAL UK LOTTERY
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)

Ref:UK/9420X2/68
Batch:074/05/ZY369
Date:16th November, 2007


WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#996) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International programme held 10th November 2007. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 07,22,20,28, 40,37,38 Bonus Ball which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £350,000 (Three hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterlings)in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of £1,400,000 shared amongst the first four(5)lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from WorldWide 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.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.
In view of this, your £350,000 (Three hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterlings)would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe. Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact her.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential. your claim will be processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this programme. Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact us with the following informations,
1.Full name
2.Phone number
3.Address
4.Occupation
5.Sex
6.Age
7.Nationality
Please note:that in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional programme.
PLEASE CONTACT CLAIMS AGENT GIM WHITICE FOR YOUR CLAIMS ON EMAIL ADDRESS:fidcrygnt3@excite.com

NOTE: ALL WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION.

Mr.DENNIS HOODS
Online Co-ordinator
+447024061214
+447024069406

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