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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:
  • "fiduciary 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 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.
  • graymoore_ukon@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY 2007<graymoore_ukon@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:09:57 +1200
Subject: Award Notice!!!!

WINNING NOTIFICATION (UKON 2007)
Ref No: UK/9420X2/68
Batch Number: 074/05/ZY369
Lucky Numbers: 31-17-8-28-55[08] Bonus Ball
28TH OF NOVEMBER,2007

ATTENTION: WINNER ,

You have been Selected in the UKON 2007 Lottery Program. Our lottery
program selection has finally been performed today 28TH OF
NOVEMBER,2007
which was held at the Marina office. UK Promotion is a joint
Euro/America private lottery
registered and organized in accordance with the World Lottery
Regulation act.We the The National Lottery organizing committee are
pleased to officially notify you of the status of your email
application. An
official notification of winning is hereby issued to you as your email
promotion ticket randomly drew for the Lucky Numbers: 31-17-8-28-55 [08
Bonus Ball ,which selected your email as the 2ND winner of our lottery
program you have consequently won the lottery program in the first
batch.

Suffice to say here, We have officially approved a sum payout of
£750,000.00 GBP to you as the lottery winner.
Conclusively,upon your receipt of this notification,do fill the
verification and funds release form and return to the claims department
immediately via :

CONTACT OUR FIDUCIARY AGENT
NAME: GRAY MOORE
(CLAIMS OFFICER)
Email:graymoore_ukon@hotmail.com

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM
FULL NAME:
AGE:
SEX:
ADDRESS:
COUNTRY:
WINNING EMAIL ADDRESS:
MARITAL STATUS:
OCCUPATION:
PHONE:
FAX NUMBER:

Congratulations from all our staff for being part of UKON 2007 LOTTERY
PROGRAM.

Sincerely,
ROSE WOODS(MRS)
Zonal Co-ordinator

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