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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 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 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.
  • uknationalcentrepdv@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "uk national" <uk_nationals@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 16:48:31 +0000
Subject: UKNATIONAL PROMO PDV LTD IS registered under the Data Protection Act'''

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
UKNATIONAL E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF NUMBER: UNL/26510460037/02
BATCH NUMBER: 24/00319/IPD
TICKET NUMBER: 023-0148-790-459
File Ref number: UNL/26510460037/02
WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL
NOTICE...CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

We happily announce to you the draw (#1018) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 24th
of
September, 2005 in NEWCASTLE UNITED-KINGDOM.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket numberticket number
023-0148-790-459
with
REFF NUM UNL/26510460037/02 which consequently won the lottery in the
category.and Bonus Ball (02,11,27,29,36,44. Bonus Ball 15) which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category .
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£500,000.00(Five
hundred thousand British pounds sterling) in cash, credited to file
ktu/9023118308/03. All participants for this 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 500,000.00(Five thousand ,seven hundred thousand
British pounds sterling) will be released to you by any of our payment
offices .
Our claims 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
receive 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, contact our claims agent below with the
following
information.

CONTACT NAME: ANDREW .G. FURNESS
CITY/ COUNTRY: LONDON, ENGLAND
EMAIL: uknationalcentrepdv@gmail.com

Congratulations once again from all members and staff of this
program.

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery
programs.
Yours faithfully,
ANDREW FURNESS
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
UKnational International Program
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CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is
intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain
information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from
unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the
intended
recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or copying
of
this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in
error,
please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the
original message.
THE LOTTERY AWARD IS OFFICIALLY SPONSORED BY LAKE WOOD GROUP OF COMPANY
IN
COLLABORATION WITH ,DELL COMPUTERS INC,MICRO-NET COMPANY,IMF AND FSB
INTERNATIONAL.
Copyright © 1994-2005 The UK National Lottery Inc.
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