419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",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)
- "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
- "unl_enquiries02@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +447087691094 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "THE NATIONAL LOTTERY" <awardwinners@national-lottery.co.uk>
Reply-To: drew@ton.net.ru
Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 22:28:22 -0400
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS Your E-mail Account Was Shortlisted & Approved (Read
Carefully)!!!

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
P.O.Box 1010
REF NO: EGS/2555436003/02
Official Website: www.national-lottery.co.uk
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(Customer Service)
Notification Desk / Final Notice.
File Number: UK-NL16-856
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Attention: Email Account Holder,
=

We are happy to announce that you have won an Email lottery jackpot prize =
in our international lottery promotion.
=

Your active E-mail address attached to computer generated ticket number: 5=
6475600545 188 has won =A31,000,000.00 (One Million Great British Pounds) i=
n UK Lottery 2nd category award prize, for more details about your winning =
prize contact our claim agent with your information.
=

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our comp=
uterized Email Selection System (E.S.S) from a database of over 250,000 exi=
sting email addresses drawn from which you were selected. Congratulation!!!
=

For security reasons, we advise all winners to keep this information confi=
dential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize releas=
ed to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid dual claiming and=
unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unoffic=
ial personnel, you may want to go through our online web result checker to =
verify your prize online with your numbers: 06 22 28 30 39 44.
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https://www.national-lottery.co.uk/results/lotto/draw-history/prize-breakd=
own/2048
http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/lotto.ftl
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The National Lottery Company is approved by the British Gaming Board and a=
lso licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). =

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To begin the processing of your prize, you are to contact our Fiduciary Cl=
aims Department (FCD) for more information as regards procedures to claim y=
our winning prize. Contact Payment Processing Officer by filling in the inf=
ormation below
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1. Name in full:
2. Current Home Address:
3. Nationality:
4. Age:
5. Phone/Fax:
6. Present Country:
7. Winning Email Address:
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You will have to forward the above information=2019s to your Claims Agent =
Mr. Alex Frederick directly to his Email below. =

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THE NATIONAL LOTTERY=AE Claims Department
Name of Agent: Mr. Alex Frederick
Contact Email I'D: UNL_Enquiries02@outlook.com
Tel: +44 708 769 1094
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Please Note: All draw game prizes must be claimed within 60 days after the=
day of the draw (unless you follow the procedure which allows you to claim=
within 7 days after the end of the claim period) any prizes not claimed wi=
thin the relevant claim period will be forfeited.
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Yours faithfully,
Teresa Marie Roberts
(Online Co-coordinator)
Sponsors,
Camelot Group (Dianne Thompson, Chief Executive)
UK Gambling Term.
Online Co-ordinator=2019s for U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
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=A9 1999 - 2016 The National Lottery Commission

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