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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: CLAIMS DIRETOR <lotteryagent_claims007@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 16:39:34 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FILL AND RETURN THE CLAIMS VERIFICATION FORM FOR PROCESSIN OF YOUR CLAIMS//CALL +447- 045- 707- 699


Attention:Walten Wirthzer ,

In respect to your last mail, I we want to bring to your understanding that you are to fill the claims verification form that we be send to you from the uk national lottery claims agent so that the processing of your claims can be in progress immediately .

Note you are the lucky winner of the uk national lottery promo bonanza so as a winner of this lottery you are to provide the information’s needed form you so that the processing of you winning claims can be in progress. So you are advice to fill the claims verification form so that your winning prize can be delivered to you in your country.

but please you are to provide us the following details to ensure that you are the real winner of the Uk National Lottery.N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail. Contact your claim agent.Follow-up Letter We are in receipt of your claims file, with Ticket Number:56475600545 188 and Batch No:901/00319/HLP Be informed that we have in our possession instruments of payment for the sum of 500,000.00GBP (Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds) to you. Please fill the attached form and send back by email.

Lastly you are to act fast to avoid delay of your winning claims so you are to fill the claims verification form below:

FULLNAME:............................................
SEX:......................................................
ADDRESS:..............................................
COUNTRY:.............................................
FAX:.....................................................
PHONE NUMBER:......................................
OCCUPATION:........................................
COMPANY'S NAME:.................................
AGE:......................................................
INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT NR:..............
DRAWS NUMBERS:..................................
TICKET NUMBER:....................................
PRIZE REF NUMBER:.....................................
BATCH NUMBER:.....................................

HOW DO YOU WANT YOUR WINNINGS?DIPLOMATIC AGENT OR COURIER SERVICE:

ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATION FROM STAFF OF THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Regards
Kelly Ray
Claims Agent



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