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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 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:
  • "claims 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.
  • paypointagnet2006@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "National Lottery" <nationallotto_33@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 20:17:33 +0000
Subject: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

The National Lottery
P.O.Box 17,
Kempsford GL7 4WZ
London.UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)


Date:27th of February 2006.


FROM:UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
TICKET NUMBER:FL754/22/76
WINNING NUMBER: 37-13-43-85-67-11
BATCH NUMBER :FL09622UK


AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:


We happily announce to you the draw (#999) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on the 15th of
February 2006. You were entered as dependent clients with: Winning
numbers:37-13-43-85-67-11 and Batch number FL09622UK.Your email address
attached to the ticket number: FL754/22/76 that drew the lucky winning
numbers:


Bonus Ball [38] which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category i.e match 5 plus bonus. You have been approved for a payment
of £800,000.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING.) in cash credited
to file reference number: FL/04/736207152/UK. This is from a total cash
prize of Eight million pounds shared among the ten international winners in
first categories.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 50,000 (Fifty thousand) names of email users around the world, as
part of our international promotion program. Due to mix up of some
names and addresses,we ask that you keep this award personal, till
your claims has been processed and your funds remitted to you.This is
part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted
taking advantage of the situation by other participants or
impersonators,You are to contact our accredited agent for your winnings.

MR.NELSON SMITH.
UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY CLAIMS AGENT.
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY SECURITY AGENCY.
E-mail: paypointagnet2006@yahoo.co.uk


He is your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of
your winnings to you. YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS Z-90237-Yฐ67/U4 (keep
personal) Remember, your winnings must be claimed not later than (17th of
March 2006) In other to file for your claim,you have to Contact your Lottery
Agent with the following information and fill out this form;

1.YOUR FULL NAMES:.............................................

2.SEX:.........................................................


3.AGE...........................................................

4.YOUR ADDRESS:...................................................

5.YOUR COUNTRY:...................................................

6.NATIONALITY.....................................................

7 YOUR FAX:......................................................

8.HOME PHONE NUMBER :.......................................

9.MOBILE PHONE NUMBER.......................................

10.OCCUPATION:..................................................

Please you are to choose your payment option at which you want your
fund Paid to you; listed below is our payment modalities and option of
payment.

(1) TRAVELLING TO THE UK ( LONDON ) FOR CASH COLLECTION (Send fligh
itinerary to confirm your arrival/appointment Date}:..............


(2) BY COURIER SERVICE:.....................

Our Lottery agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to
establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented above
citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter. Our winners are
assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity
until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further
advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of
proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims. This
is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program.

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

NOTE: We also encourage you to visit our website at www.lotto.ie.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs Mary Robert.

Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
Copyright ฉ 1994-2006 The UK National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines

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