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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:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "british lottery international" (no such lottery exists)
  • "overseas subscribers agents" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • +27728118686 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • chris.ben84@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: dosumun@web.de
Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:25:05 +0200
Subject: !!!CONGRATULATION YOU ARE A WINNER!!!.


(click here)

HEADQUARTERS THE NATIONAL LOTTERY 14 C1 RAWTHORN ROAD, LONDON/./ ED2 3GB UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
You Have Just Won in our computer ballot draws.

CALL NOW TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE CALL 24HRS, 7 DAYS A WEEK, INCLUDING SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS South African Regional contact officeMr. Chris Ben
Phone : +27 728 118 686Email : chris.ben84@hotmail.com
CS No: 680 NCA 85900
Ref No: UK/8420X4/69
Batch No: 084/05/ZY467
Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-005
Grand Draw No: 900


Dear Sir/Madam, We happily announce to you the draw of the British Lottery International programs held on the 22nd July 2008, in London or second quarter of the year. Your e-mail address attached to email id number: with serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £ 950,000.00 (Nine hundred and Fifty thousand British pounds) in cash credited to file UKSA /9080118308/YZ, FNB 07.
All participants were selected randomly from worldwide web sites through a computer drawn system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our booklet representative offices in South African as indicated in our play coupon. The winning funds has been insured by Decission Busness Finance Insurance.
In view of this, your £ 950,000.00 (Nine hundred and Fifty thousand British Pounds only) would be released to you immediately you contact our agent office in South Africa where your winning number falls.

Our Southern African Claim administrator / 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 Agent. Contact information:

Mr. Chris Ben.
Regional Claim Manager
Overseas Subscribers Agents Africa
16th Floor SABC Radio Park Building
Henley Road Auckland Park
101 ZA-2006 Johannesburg
South African Regional contact officeMr. Chris Ben
Phone : +27 728 118 686Email : chris.ben84@hotmail.com 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:
13.Reference number:
14.Batch number:
Warning: For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of UKSA National Sweepstake Lottery.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Elizabeth Cole. (Ph.D) United Kingdom / South African Zonal co-ordinator.

UKSA NATIONAL LOTTERY
COPYRIGHT © 2008 ALL RIGHT RESERVED



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