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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:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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 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.
  • +447031849457 (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.
  • uknatlotteryclaimsdept04@london.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mr_swartzkript004@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR'S OFFICE" <uk_natlottrey7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: uknatlotteryclaimsdept04@london.com
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 17:31:36 -0800
Subject: United Kingdom Draw (#1112).

The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPD.

 

                      WINNING NOTIFICATION .

        We happily announce to you the Draw (#1112) of THE NATIONAL Sat 26th August 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 07-14-24-37-43-48 29(bonus ball) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus . You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £110,000 (One hundred and Ten thousand pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file XYL /26510460037/05 .. This is from a total cash prize of £,440,000 ( four hundred and Forthy thousand pounds sterlings) shared amongst the (4) lucky winners in this category i.e match 5 plus bonus. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associatons and co-oporate bodies that are listed online.

      This promotion takes place Twice a year. 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 Sum of £110,000(One hundred , and Ten thousand pounds sterlings) would be released to you by our payment office in UK.

     Our Fudiciary agent will immediately commence 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 claims is processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program, Please be warned.

     For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential 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 claims agent:

Attached here is the claim verification and funds release form. You are expected to fill and submit to the Fiduciary agen

                 VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM

1.FULL NAMES:

2.ADDRESS:

3.SEX:

4.AGE:

5.MARITAL STATUS:

6.OCCUPATION:

7COMPANY NAME

8.E-MAIL ADDRESS:

9.TELEPHONE NUMBER:

10.REF NUMBERS BATCH NUMBER:

11.TICKET NUMBER:

12.SERIAL NUMBER:

13.AMOUNT WON:

14. STATE:

15. COUNTRY:

16 Next of kin:

17How do u fill as a winner:

To file for your claim, please fill and submit your verification form to our claims department immediately

via email.

Fudiciary agent: Mr. Swartz Kript.
Email:uknatlotteryclaimsdept04@london.com   mr_swartzkript004@yahoo.co.uk
Phone:+44-7031-849457.

Warning!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be using The British National Lottery addresses, but are not from The british National Lottery,So beware!!!.                                                        N.B please confirm your winning from our central lottery link http://www.thelotter.com/LotteryResults.aspx?id=24 with your Draw number: #1110.

Once again congratulations...

SIR Harry Peterson
Online Co-ordinator

BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY

Sweepstakes International
Program.

77635 476378 255667460

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

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