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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:

• 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 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.
  • 00447031924664

Fraud email example:

From: "UKNATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD" <uklinfoagent@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 22:36:52 +0000
Subject: WINNING


The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

RE: WINNING
NOTIFICATION......................................CONGRATULATIONS

We happily announce to you the draw of (#1048) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY on line Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 7TH October 2006 . Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:(13)-(08)-(14)-(19)-(28)-(29) (48) bonus # (06),
, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2ND category i.e match 5 plus bonus.You are therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £100,983(One
hundred thousand, nine hundred and eighty-three pound Sterling's) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £2,120,643
shared amongst the twenty-one (21) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus! bonus.

All participants for the on line version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed on line. 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 £100,983(One hundred thousand, nine hundred and eighty-three pound Sterling's) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims 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 fill the claims form below and contact our fiduciary agent with your complected forms with the below email address.

AGENT ROSS MILLER
TEL:0044-703-1924-663
0044-703-1924-664
FAX:0044-870-4781-812
Email:beneficiary2006@uk2.net
(Form HLP)
REFERENCE NUMBER: UK/9420X2/68
FULL NAME...............................................
AMOUNT WON..........................................
FULL ADDRESS:...........................................
SEX:................................
AGE..............................
OCCUPATION.......................
TEL.......................FAX................ (If any)
COUNTRY................................
E-MAIL................................

HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENSE.............(identification on delivery)

INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION:
(A) CHEQUE...................................

(B) BANK TRANSFER.........................................

DATE..............................................

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact them with your completed form.

Yours faithfully,
Richard K. Lloyd.
On line coordinator for
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program
NATIONAL LOTTERY

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