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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:
  • "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 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.
  • +447045704436 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Uk National Lottery Board <uklalert2@live.com>
Reply-To: <ukl.co-ordinator@live.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 06:26:50 -0500
Subject:
=?windows-1256?Q?Email_Users_Benefit_*Xmas_Draws*_(Contact_Your_Claims_Ag?=
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P O BOX 1010LIVERPOOL, L70 1NLUNITED KINGDOM(Customer Services)

Ref: UK/9420X2/68Batch: 074/02/ZY06

Dear Winner

We happily announce to you the draw (#1066) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Friday 21st of December 2007.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 284204 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 04-09-13-29-31-36 (bonus no.49), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e Dec 21 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,551 819 (one million five Hundred And Fifty-one Thousand, Eight hundred And Nineteen Pounds Sterling Only) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/24.

This is from a total cash prize of £17,070 009 shared amongst the (11) lucky winners in this category i.e. Dec 21st 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 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 £1,551 819 (one million five Hundred And Fifty-one Thousand, Eight hundred And Nineteen Pounds Sterling Only) 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.

To begin the claim processing of your prize you are to contact your claims Agent and provide him with the following informations as stated below, so we can proceed with the verification and clearance process of your file.
1. Full Names :.........................................................2. Residential Address :.......................................................3. Phone Number :Mobile&Home......................................................4. Fax Number :.........................................................5. Occupation :.........................................................6. Sex :.........................................................7. Age :.........................................................8. Nationality :..........................................................9.Ballot No. :..........................................................10.Ticket No:..........................................................
11.Monthly Income
..........................................................12.Preferred Choice of receiving Winnings:

(A):Via Courier Delivery Of Certified Cheque.(B):Bank wire Transfer.


Mr Andrew Campbell.
Tel: +44-704-570-4436 EMAIL: ukl.co-ordinator@live.com

Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Richard k. Lloyd (Mr.)Online Co-ordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERYSweepstakes International Program.
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