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

Fraud email example:

From: "The National Lottery" <WEBDNXIEV401@prodigy.net>
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:46:18 -0800
Subject: ***WINNING NOTIFICATION MAIL***

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPD

Dear Winner,

We happily announce to you the draw (#1056) of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International
program held Today Monday 29Th,January 2007.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number:56475600545 188 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 550,000(Five Hundred And Fifty Pounds
Sterlings) in cash credited to file
XYL /26510460037/05 .

This is from a total cash prize of 7,650,000 (Seven
Million six Hundred and fifty Pounds Sterlings.)
shared amongst the (17) 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,associations,and corporate bodies
that are listed online. This promotion takes
placeweekly.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 550,000(Five Hundred And Fifty
Pounds Sterlings)would be released to you by any of
our payment offices in Europe.

Our European 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 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:Overseas Claims
Unit United Kingdom Lottery Fudiciary

Mr.Chris Brown.
Email: agent_caeser@yahoo.co.uk


Our European agent will immediately commence the
process to facilitate the release of your funds as
soon as you contact him.You may wish to establish
contact via e-mail with the particulars presented
above citing Informations below:

CLAIMS VERIFICATION FORM.
YOUR FULLNAME: ...............
YOUR SEX:...........................
YOUR ADDRESS:....................
YOUR COUNTRY:....................
YOUR FAX:..............................
YOUR PHONE NUMBER:...............
YOUR OCCUPATION:.....................
YOUR COMPANY'S NAME:...............
YOUR AGE:.....................
YOUR REF NUMBER:..........
YOUR BATCH NUMBER:......

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.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,

Sir.Richard k Lloyd.
Online co-ordinator for
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY .

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