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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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.
  • +447040125189 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448701357986 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "forest tom" <foresttom_cordi7@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 05:58:04 +0000
Subject: Winning Offer!!

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
The National Lottery
P O Box 101
THE MARINA OFFICE,ST PETERS
YACHT BASIN, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE,
NE6 1HX ENGLAND
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UKNL/05/8256/53219/QE327, Batch: UKNL5/A115-07
RE/AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

RESULTS FOR PROMOTIONAL DRAW
THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY wishes to officially inform you that you have
emerged a
winner under our Second Category Draws held on the 8th of October 2005. The
second
category is a free entry draw, winners were selected by a special computer
ballot system to give a worldwide reach to participants.

CONGRATULATIONS! You are a confirmed winner of £1,500,000
(one million five hundred thousand great British pounds sterling) in cash,
which is the winning
payout for second Category.

FIND BELOW YOUR COMPLETE WINNING DETAILS;

REFERENCE NUMBER:UKNL/05/8256/53219/QE327
BATCH NUMBERS:UKNL5/A115-07
TICKET NUMBER: 56-47-56-00-54-51-88
SERIAL NUMBER: 5368/02
LUCKY NUMBERS: 01-14-20-22-25-26-09
For immediate processing and remittance of your Prize Money to you, Please
contact your claims agent immediately.

NOTE THAT YOU MUST STATE YOUR REFERENCE NUMBER IN EVERY CORRESPONDENCE YOU
HAVE
WITH YOUR CLAIMS AGENT.

REV.NORLAN DAVIES
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT MANAGER
EWEEK SECURITY COMPANY UK
CRAWFORD LODGE 98A REDCLIFFE
GARDENS LONDON SW10 9HH, UK
FAX: +44-870-135-7986
Fax: +44-870-121-5580
Tel: +44-7040-125-189
Tel: +44-7040-125-186,Mobile: +44-7040-125-188
Email:financemanager7@eweeksecuritycompany.org

Remember, you must contact your claims agent not later than 2 weeks from the
date of this notice. After this date, all unclaimed winnings will be
returned to
the Lottery firm. To avoid double claiming, you are strongly advised to keep
your winning details confidential until you are succesfully paid your
winnings.

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of
our second category draws.

Yours faithfully,
MR FOREST TOM.
THE COORDINATOR,
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
THE MARINA OFFICE, ST PETERS
YACHT BASIN, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE,
NE6 1HX ENGLAND
Fax: +44-870-121-5589
Fax: +44-870-135-8048
Tel: +44-7040-125-187
Tel: +44-7040-125-193
Email:onlinecordinator7@uknationall-lottery.com
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification. Contact your claims agent.(TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY)

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