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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
• 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.
  • +447031812642 (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.
  • uklottoverificationdepartment@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:05:54 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Dear Winner Contact your claim Agent Dr. Willson Adams Email: uklottoverificationdepartment@gmail.com Telephone : +447031812642




United Kingdom National Lottery
No.18 Stirling House.Woolich
Se 18 6up, London .
 
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTION MANAGER.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/ PROCESSING PRIZE AWARD
DEPARTMENT UK.NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Congratulations!
We are pleased to announce you as one of the 3 lucky winners in the Uk National Lottery draw held today. All 3 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 5,000,000 international emails. Your email address emerged alongside to others as a 3rd category winner in this month's draw.  Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of £1,00,000.00 Pounds (One Million Great Britain pounds) only. The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:
(i) Winning numbers: 02, 03, 21, 24, 38, 44
(2) Serial number: 21-8-1974
(3) Lotto batch number: 14/0017/1PD
(4) Reference number: EGS/2251256003/03
(5) Full Name.......................
(6) Occupation.....................
(7) Age.................................
(8) Gender..........................
(9) Country...........................
(10)Phone............................
Please call Dr.Willson Adams as soon as you read through this notification before sending him email :   uklottoverificationdepartment@gmail.com
Dr.Willson Adams
Claims Department Manager
Email: uklottoverificationdepartment@gmail.com
Tel : +447031812642
Tel: +447031891835
Fax: +448709745986
Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Lisa Eldon
Promotions Manager
 
The society lotteries are managed by Sisson Marketing International
Limited,certified by the Gambling Commission ELM Certification180/3/2.©Uk National Lottery 2008.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam