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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.
  • hallgenje@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ben agent" <sal_money@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:43:49 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
# 13 Beach Pkw, Princess Dolly Carlin Towers
Manchester, United Kingdom



WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the United Kingdom Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the3rd October2006 0545-188 with
Serial number 5388/02.

You have won the lottery in the 2nd category. You are therefore, been
approved to claim a total sum of£500,000.00GBP (five hundred thousand,
Pounds Sterling) in cash
,address attached to ticket number:56475600545188 with Serial number:
5368/02 .This is from a total cash
prize of US £5 Million Pounds, sharedamongst the first ten (10) luckywinners
in this category.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site
through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies’
websites. This promotion takes place
annually, Please note that your lucky winning category #: two (2) falls
within our West African booklet
representative office in Africa from the five booklet
reps.(london,sydney,seoul,lagos,athlanta) as indicated in your play
coupon.

This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are
advised to keep your winning informationconfidential till your claims is
processed and your money remitted to
you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is a part of
our precautionary measure to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse ofthis program
By some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned. To file for your
Claim, please contact our

fiduciary agent with the below details for
Processing of your claims.



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

Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person:Mr hall genje
Email: hallgenje@yahoo.co.uk

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

FILL AND SUBMIT TO THE FIDUCIARY AGENT FOR FOLLOW UP


PERSONAL DATA


1. Name:

2. Address:

3. Marital Status:

4. Occupation:

5. Age:

6. Sex:

7. Nationality:

8. Country Of Residence:

9. Telephone Number (Country Code)-(Area Code)- Phone Number):

10 Cell Number: (Country Code) - (Cell Phone Number):

11. Fax Number:

12. Draw Number above:

13. Annual income:

14. Payment Method (Cheque / Draft):

15. Amount won:

16. Email Address:



To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers and Name in any
correspondences with us or our designated agent.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this
program.Thank you for being part of our
promotional lottery program.YOU ARE ADVISE TO STRICTLY CONTACT THE
FIDUCIARY THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS:
hallgenje@yahoo.co.uk




Please do adhere by this so that we can be able to process your
Winnings.



Yours faithfully,
GREG STEWART (Mr.)
Director. International Promotions Unit,



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

Sweepstakes International Program. Warning! Fraudulent emails are
Circulating that appear to be using UK NATIONAL Lottery addresses, but
are not from The UK NATIONAL Lottery.



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The national lottery promo Awards is proudly sponsored by the
Microsoft Corporation, the Intel
Group,Toshiba,Dell Computers, Mckintosh and a conglomeration of other
international IT companies. The Free
lottery internet draw is held quarterly every year and is so organized
to encourage the use of the internet and
computers Worldwide. We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros
are won Annually in more than 150
countries Worldwide.

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WARNING!!!

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