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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:

• 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.
  • keithwakefield_claims@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: winnings_lottery@sify.com
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 22:58:26 +0500 (IST)
Subject: WINNINGS NOTIFICATION!!!


The National Lottery

P O Box 1010

London, L70 1NL

UNITED KINGDOM

(Customer Services) 5-July-2006

Ref: UK/9420X2/68

Batch: 074/06/ZY369



WINNING NOTIFICATION:



We happily announce to you the draw (#438) of the UK NATIONAL

LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 1

July

2006.



Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with

Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 18-28-33-37-39-42 (bonus

no.), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e.

match 5bonus





You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of

£105,963.00

(One Hundred and Five Thousand, Nine hundred and sixty Three Pounds

Sterling Only) in cash/check credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.



This is from a total cash prize of £635,778.00 Shared amongst the

first six lucky winners in this category i.e. Prize for six balls.



All participants for the online version were selected randomly from a

World Wide Web sites through a computer draw system and extracted from

over 1,000,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are

listed online. This promotion takes place Periodically.



Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our UK booklet

representative office .In view of this, your claims of £105,963.00

(One Hundred and Five Thousand, Nine hundred and sixty Three Pounds

Sterling Only) would be released to you by any of our payment offices

in UK

Our UK agent will immediately commnce the process to facilitate the

release of your funds as soon as you contact him.



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.



To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:



Mr.Keith Wakefield

Email: keithwakefield_claims@yahoo.co.uk





Good luck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

Brian Hunt

Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL

LOTTERY,

Sweepstakes International Program.

Open 7 days 8am-8pm

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