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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:

• 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.
  • +447005961407 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447011140684 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Stephany Rodney" <ukhqs07@microcamp.com.br>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 01:45:58 -0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION




UK NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:&nbsp; Customer Service&nbsp; 28 TANFIELD
ROAD, CROYDON.LONDON





UKNATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL AWARD NOTIFICATION





Our Ref: BTL/501OX07/TXC/07Batch No:7/070/070113





Date: 13th January, 2007





TO WINNER IN OUR PROGRAM





We happily announce to you the draw of the UK Lottery InternationalPrograms
held on the 13th January, 2007.





Your e-mail address attached to Ticket number: 4TXO/POZ/007/01&nbsp;&nbsp;
with Serial number 1123/09 drew the lucky numbers: 5 - 8 - 12 - 20 - 28 - 48
- 40, which subsequently won the lottery in the 1st category. You are
therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of which is equivalents US$
1,969,775.09 (One Million, Nine Hundred and Sixty-Nine Thousand, Seven
Hundred and Seventy-Five US Dollars, Nine Cent) in cash credited to file
PC/7013-805/LPD/07/TCA This is from a total cash prize of &pound;1,037,849.00
pounds Shared amongst the first Five (5) lucky winners in this Grand category
&quot;B&quot;, shared amongst the first Fifty (50) lucky winners in this
category.





This year Email computer balloting Program Jackpot is the largest ever for UK
Lottery .The estimated &pound;1,037,849.00 pounds Shared amongst the first
Five (5) lucky winners in this Grand category &quot;B&quot; jackpot would be
the sixth biggest in the European history. The biggest was the $363 million
jackpot that went to two winners in this year drawing of The Big Game, Mega
Millions' predecessor.





Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon.&nbsp; In
view of this, your US$ 1,969,775.09 (One Million, Nine Hundred and Sixty-Nine
Thousand, Seven Hundred and Seventy-Five US Dollars, Nine Cent) would be
released to you by our affiliate bank. Our agent will immediately commence
the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you
make contact with him.





All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This
Promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised&nbsp;
to keep your winning information onfidential till your claims is&nbsp;
Processed and you r money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit
to&nbsp; Claim your prize.





This is a part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.





Note that this program was largely promoted and sponsored by a group of
Philanthropist, industrialists from the Internet hardware industry and some
other big multinational firms who wish to be anonymous.





Please contact our fiduciary agent with the below details for processing of
your claims.





Mr. Wilcrest RichardCLAIM MANAGER EMAIL:
uknationalfiduciary02@yahoo.co.ukTel: +44 70111 40684Fax: +447005961407





You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented
below citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter.





Ref No: BTL/6UK/OX0H2Q/07113,Batch No: 007/01/7113Draw number: 2007/1154





Telephone lines are open between the hours of 8.00am - 4.30pm on Monday
through Friday.





For the immediate release of your funds you are to provide the following
details to our fiduciary agent:





FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:........................





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





CITY/STATE:.......................................





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





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





OCCUPATION.......................................





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





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





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





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





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





REFENCE NO:................BATCH NO:..............





LUCKY NO:..................TICKET NO..............





SERIAL NO:.................LOTTERY DATE:..........LAST WINNERS ON XANGA UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY Hqs





&nbsp;





Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press
anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be
further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the
end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims.





CONGRATULATIONS!!!





At your disposal, we remain.Very Truly Yours,





Ms Rodney ConstanceZonal co-coordinatorFor: The UK National/ International
Promotion's.





N.B please confirm your winning from our central lottery link
http://www.thelotter.com/LotteryResults.aspx?id$&nbsp; with your Draw
number: 2007/1154





&nbsp;





***********************************************************************This
communication is confidential to UK NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS and&nbsp;
is intended solely for the use of the individual or organization to which it
is addressed. It may contain privileged or confidential information. If you
have received this message in error, please notify the originator
immediately. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not use, copy,
alter, or disclose the contents of this
message***********************************************************************





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