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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +447040106306 (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.
  • ukweblottery1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • drawsagent_lotto2@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY <ukweblottery1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: drawsagent_lotto2@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 17:54:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOU ARE OUR ESTEEMED WINNER!!!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: ukweblottery1@yahoo.com

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY


The Marina Offices,

St Peters Yacht Basin,

Newcastle upon Tyne,

NE6 1HX

England

(Customer Services)


Ref: UK/9420X2/69

Batch: 074/05/ZY379




WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw #(1040) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Monday 24th April 2006. It is yet to be unclaimed and you are getting the FINAL NOTIFICATION as regards this.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:66475600545 201 with Serial number 5366/06 drew the lucky numbers: (48) (31)(30) (25)(23) (20) bonus ball (10).


which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 6 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 634,310 (six hundred and Thirty-four thousand Three hundred and Ten pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/06.


This is from a total cash prize of 4,440,170GBP shared amongst the(7)lucky winners in this category i.e Match 6 plus bonus.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Websites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your 634,310GPD (six hundred and Thirty-four thousand Three hundred and Ten pounds sterling) will be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.


Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact her.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.


Endeavour to email him with the required datas below Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE NATIONAL LOTTERY.


To file for your claim,please contact our claims agent below.

**************************************************

Name:Mr Henry Spence.

TEL: +447040106306

FAX: +447092866676

Email:drawsagent_lotto2@yahoo.com.hk

Foreign Services Manager,Payment and Release order

Department,

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM




VERIFICATION AND CLEARANCE FORM


1.FULL NAMES: ______________________________


2.ADDRESS: ____________________________________________


____________________________________________


3.SEX: _____________


4.AGE:____________________



5MARITAL STATUS: _________________


6.OCCUPATION:_______________________


7.E-MAIL ADDRESS: ___________________________


8TELEPHONE NUMBER: ___________________


9.BATCH NUMBER:____________________ B. REF NUMBER:____________________


10.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:___________


11.AMOUNT WON:_____________________________


___________________________________________



12. COUNTRY: _____________________________



Upon receipt of the duly requested data, I will send

you the contact information of the payment office so you

can proceed with effecting the release of your claim

in anyway you deem fit.

Warm Regards,




sincerely

JAMES IRVIN

CONTROLER


UK NATIONAL LOTTERY

P.O.Box 1010

Liver pool, L701NL,

United Kingdom.

- UK NATIONAL LOTTERY

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