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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +27761285330 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • t_almeidalawfirm@yahoo.com
  • lottowinnings34@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "UKSA LOTTO" <uksa_lotto33@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 17:30:29 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

          Head QuartersThe National Lottery

                              P O Box 1010

                              Liverpool, L70 1NL

                              UNITED KINGDOM

                              (Customer Services)

 

                              Ref: UK/8420X4/69

                              Batch: 084/05/ZY467

 

                                   WINNING NOTIFICATION:

 

We happily announce to you the draw (#460) of the THUNDERBALL WINNING under the UK/SA NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on friday 2nd of August 2005.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188

with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers

which subsequently won you the lottery of the Jackpot Prize.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of   £1,900,000.00 (One Million,nine hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over100,000 e-mails addresses of individuals, unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed on line.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our South african and Mozambique

booklet representative office in  both South Africa and Mozambique as indicated in your play

coupon. In view of this, your £1.900,000.00  would be released to you by any of

our payment offices in South Africa or Mozambique.

 

Our South African Regional agent will immediately commence the process to

facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

To file for your claim, please contact our fudiciary agent:

DR TETE ALMEIDA

ALMEIDA CHAMBERS;

JOHANESBURG SOUTH AFRICA : #245 JOHN STEWART ST, 2001.

MAPUTO MOZAMBIQUE : AV. 24 JULY, # 1376 MAPUTO, 258. 

Email: admin@almeidachambers.com

             t_almeidalawfirm@yahoo.com 

Cc :    lottowinnings34@yahoo.com

Tel:  +27-76--12-85-330

 

Provide them with the information below:

 

1.Name:

2.Address:

3.Marital Status:

4.Occupation:

5.Age:

6.Sex:

7.Nationality:

8.Country Of Residence:

9.Telephone Number:

10.Fax Number:

11.Email Address:

12.Draw Number above:460

13. Ref number:

14.Batch number: 

 

That way your Winnings Certificate and all other

relevant documents/paperwork can be prepared for you.

You would be required to show an instrument of

identification when cashing your cheque i.e. Drivers

license or International passport.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your

winning information confidential till your claims 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. Please be

warned.

You can go to our online result site to confirm the

value of your winnings and also get a prize breakdown:-

 

www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK/SA

 

NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Albert Clinton.

Online coordinator for UK/SA NATIONAL LOTTERY

Sweepstakes International Program.

 

               ©  Copyright 1994-2005 The UK/SA National Lottery Inc.

                All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines

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