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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:

• 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:
  • "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 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.
  • +447031897090 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: PROCESSING BOARD <resultdesk@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:05:13 -0400
Subject: UK LOTTERY - FILL THE CLAIMS VERIFICATION FORM



Customer Service /Foreign Claims Dept.
Tel : +447031897090
+447031849321
+447031841675
+447031841844
+447031841906
+447031842150 Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369 17th August,
2008
ATTN;
GOOD DAY TO YOU . THIS IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF YOUR EMAIL TO THIS OFFICE. IN
LINE WITH OUR PROCEDURES, I HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED AS YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT
AND WILL BE ASSISTING YOU IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POWERS CONFERRED ON ME
BY THE GAMBLING ACT OF THE UK. THIS
IS AN ONLINE SWEEPS ORGANISED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT IN CONFORMITY
WITH THE 0.23% ACCRUABLE REFERENCE FUNDS AS ENSHRINED IN THE ANNUAL
BUDGETARY ALLOCATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.IN THIS ONLINE SWEEP,EMAIL
ADDRESSES AROUND THE WORLD ARE RANDOMLY SELECTED AND TICKET NUMBERS
ATTACHED TO THEM. YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS: CAME OUT WINNER IN THIS CATEGORY ALONGSIDE OTHER 10(TEN)
PARTICIPANTS.YOU ARE THEREFORE APPROVED TO RECEIVE £629,195.00 (SIX
HUNDRED AND TWENTY NINE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY FIVE BRITISH
POUNDS) CREDITED TO FILE NO:KTU/9023118308/03. TO
COMMENCE THE PROCESS OF YOUR FUNDS REMITTANCE,YOU ARE TO FILL THE
CLAIMS VERIFICATION FORM WHICH WILL BE USED TO OPEN YOUR FUNDS
REMMITTANCE/FUNDS ACCREDITATION FILE BELOW: ......................................................................................................... CLAIM VERIFICATION FORM FULL NAME FULL
ADDRESS NATIONALITY RELIGION SEX MARITAL STATUS AMOUNT WON BATCH NUMBER EMAIL ADDRESS PHONE NUMBERS[LAND/MOBILE] ........................................................................................................... AS
SOON AS WE RECEIVE YOUR FILLED FORM, IT WILL BE SENT TO THE
VERIFICATIONS DEPARTMENT BEFORE YOU WILL BE APPROVED FOR PAYMENT BY THE
ADVISORY BOARD. YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE IS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED AS YOU ARE ONLY ALLOWED A SPECIFIC PROCESSING TIME TO RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS. CONGRATULATIONS ON BEHALF OF
THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY ADVISORY BOARD. SINCERELY SIDWELL JAMES
FIDUCIARY OFFICER
_________________________________________________________________
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Anti-fraud resources:

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