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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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +447035909726 (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.
  • uklottol@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Corbin, Shameika S" <scorbin@uncfsu.edu>
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:57:29 -0400
Subject:




FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT
BRITISH LOTTERY LONDON, UK.
PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF Nº: EGS/2251256003/05
BATCH Nº:14/0017/1PD


WINNING NOTIFICATION

INSTRUCTION.
NOTE : For processing and payment of your winnings, contact : uklottol@yahoo.com or call +447035909726.This is the only way you can contact us.



CONGRATULATIONS! We the Board and Management of British Lottery London, uk wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program held on 20th day of AUGUST, 208. Your email account have been picked as a winner of 470,000.00 (FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THOUSAND POUNDS)


NOTE : For processing and payment of your winnings, contact : uklottol@yahoo.com or call +447035909726.This is the only way you can contact us.


This results is today released to you and your email address attached in the (B)Category. All email addresses were selected andomlly through a computer ballot system in which your email address was selected as one of the lucky winners.
Your lucky numbers are: 45, 56, 17, 11and bonus ball number: 6

ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

To file for your claim/winning, please contact our U.K DEPARTMENT Department (Mrs marris)


NOTE: EMAIL uklottol@yahoo.com or call +447035909726. for processing and payment of your claims/winning. Quote your reference/batch numbers in your correspondence with us and you are advised to not to expose your numbers to avoid double clamming or voiding of your winning.

Sincerely Yours
MR BRIAN HUNT.
International Relation Officer


NOTE : For processing and payment of your winnings, contact : uklottol@yahoo.com or call +447035909726.This is the only way you can contact us.

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