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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 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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • +447031862238 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • online_claims_helpdesk@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CLAIMSONLINE HELPDESK <online_claims_helpdesk@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:10:39 +0100 (BST)
Subject: {Disarmed} ......Winning Enquiry







OXFORD REGIONAL CLAIMS OFFICE

WINNING CONFIRMATION

Desk of:
Dr. Edmund Walters
Foreign Service Manager
Overseas Subscribers Agent
Email lottery promotion regional office
62A Islip Road Kent,London OX2 7SP
United Kingdom

Tell : + 44 703 186 2238
Fax : + 44 871 503 6327
Email: online_claims_helpdesk@yahoo.co.uk


Attention: Amoll Scher

This is in response to your email enquiry forward to this office for claiming lottery Prize, because this was an online promotion and participants were selected automatically selected by Computer Ballot System (CBS), listings of all global names in the four geographic continents, which could be found on-line without their prior knowledge. The internet emailing idea was used, since most people who are not able to purchase tickets can play outside the UK .

This is a part of UK National Lottery contribution towards economic upliftment and the reduction of known Epidemics. This draw automatically qualifies you for our "End of year 2007" International Grand draw of 2 Billion GB Pounds Sterling that will take place by the end promotional year 2007 (more info from our promotions office).

At this juncture, before we can give further details, we will need your winning Ticket and Batch No which we need to verify and validate in our system. After verification and validation, if your ticket is still valid and verifies that you are indeed the real winner. We will contact you immediately with our claims procedures. This is done to prevent fraudulent claims and double claims which we have witnessed in the past.

NB: All claims must be submitted to the claims department not later than two weeks of this notification, otherwise will be automatically disqualified and Prize returned to UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Trust
Account as unclaimed.

At your disposal, I remain.

Sincerely Yours,

Dr. Edmund Walters

(Oxford Regional Claims Manager)

For UK National Lottery Board





NB. PLEASE DO NOT FILL IN YOUR BANKING DETAILS COLUMN ON THE FORM
CM2, AS IT IS NOT NECESSARY AT THIS STAGE OF VERIFICATION


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NOTE: Claiming your winnings.
© Copyright © 1994-2006 The UK Lottery International Promotion Inc.
If your prize is up to £75, you can claim it in cash from any National Lottery retailer. All you've got to do is give them your winning ticket to validate through their Lottery terminal. The terminal will then produce a validation slip which will show the value of your prize. Check this against the amount paid out and return it to the retailer. At their discretion, all retailers can pay prizes up to £200 in cash. Some National Lottery retailers are authorized to pay prizes of up to £500. National Lottery Post Offices will pay out prizes of up to £10,000, though prizes over £500 will be paid by cheque.
Anything above £10,000 must be claimed in person from a National Lottery Regional Centre or via any of our fiduciary agents and will be paid by cheque or direct bank transfer (no cash is held on office premises).
If you match all six main numbers, or five plus the bonus number, please call us immediately or your appointed fiduciary claims agent for assistance in claiming your prize and your appointed fiduciary agents will be willing to assist you. (Calls normally charged at local rate in the UK). To claim any prize above £500, you will have to complete a Claim Form and give proof of your identity.
If you are claiming a large prize, additional checks on your winning ticket and email address may be conducted. All National Email Lottery prizes must be claimed by 11.59pm, 30 days after the winning draw.


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