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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.

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:

• 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:
  • "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 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.
  • ukclaims_lottery@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ukonlinelottery <ukonlinelottery@globalgadget.biz>
Reply-To: ukclaims_lottery@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2006 11:12:29 +0100
Subject: =?US-ASCII?Q?YOU HAVE WON =A3250,000,00!!!?=








UKONLINE LOTTERY:
Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON. LONDON
Ref: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch: 12/25/0304

 

 

                                      WINNING NOTIFICATION
                                             
We announce to you the draw of the Ukonline Lottery International
programs held on the 1st of July 2006 in London. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number: 564 75600545-188 with serial number 5388/02
drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7, which subsequently won you
the lottery in the 2ndcategory.



 

You have been approved to claim a total sum of GBP £250,000.00 (Two
Hundred And Fifty  Thousand Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file
RPC/9080118308/04 You were selected randomly from world wide web sites
through a computer drawn system extracted from over 100,000 companies.


 






Please note that your lucky winningnumber falls within our booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In
view of this, your GBP £250.000.00 (Two Hundred And Fifty  Thousand
Pounds Sterling) would be released to you by our affiliate bank or our
courier as soon as you  establish contact for claims.

To file for your claim, contact our fiduciary agent via the below
details;

 

AGENT: Mrs Angela Hawks

Email: ukclaims_lottery@yahoo.com

                 
                                          
 

CONGRATULATIONS  FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.


 

contact us with your claims verification form/information below:

 

FULL
NAMES:...........................................................................


 

CONTACT
ADDRESS:............................................................

 

CITY:............................................................................................


 

STATE:.........................................................................................


 

COUNTRY:..................................................................................


 

NATIONALITY:..........................................................................


 

ZIPCODE:....................................................................................


 

SEX:.......................................
AGE:............................................

 

MARITAL
STATUS..................................................................


 

TEL
NO:......................................................................................


 

FAX
NO:.....................................................................................


 

EMAIL
ADDRESS:...................................................................


 

NEXT OF
KIN:...........................................................................


 

OCCUPATION:.........................................................................


 

ANNUAL
INCOME:..................................................................



AMOUNT
WON:........................................................................


 

REFERENCE NO:................... BATCH NO:............................

 

WINNING NO:....................... TICKET
NO:.............................

 

SERIAL NO:....................... LOTTERY
DATE:........................

 

Congratulations once again from all members and staff of this program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery programs.

 

Yours faithfully,
Mr. PAUL FREDDRICKS.

Online coordinator UKONLINENATIONALLOTTERY

 

 

 

 


CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is
intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain
information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from
unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the
intended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or
copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this
message in error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy
all copies of the original message.

Copyright ©2004-2005 The ukonline lottery inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines.



To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated
agent. Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this
program. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
 
Sincerely,
 
Mr. Demian Duff.

Zonal Coordinator/Dispatch Officer.

Copyright © 1994-2006 The UK National Lottery  Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service -  Guideline
                      
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