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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:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +447031914238 (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.
  • nationallotery1010@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "judith cole" <nationallotery77@msn.com>
Reply-To: nationallotery1010@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 03:19:14 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!

FROM:THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68, Batch: 074/05/ZY369
RE/AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

We happily announce to you the draw (#909) of the UKNATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held
on 21th October 2005.Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew
the lucky numbers: 1-110-27-35-39-48 (bonus No.), which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e.
match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to
claim a total sum of £2,000000 (two Million pounds sterling)
in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £ 20,000000 shared amongst
the first eight (7) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus
bonus. All participants for the online version were selecte
drandomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw
system andextracted from over 100,000 unions, associations,
and corporate bodiesthat are listed online.This promotion takes
place weekly.lease 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 £2,000000
(two Milion pounds sterling) 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 claims is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner
you deem fit to claim yourprize.This is part of our precautionary
measure to avoiddouble claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program. Please be warned.To file foryour claim, please contact
our fiduciary Agent:
Mr Douglas Simth
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
Maximum Security Trust & Finance Int'
TEL. +44-703-191-4238
+44-703-191-3087
+44-703-191-2436

Email: nationallotery1010@hotmail.com
You can go to our online result site to confirm the Value of your
winnings and also get a prize
breakdown:-http://www.national-lottery.com/results.asp
Good luck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 121th
December 2005. Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary
delays and complications, remember to quote your reference
number and batch number in all correspondence. Furthermore,
should there be anychange of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible.
Once again congratulations.
Yours faithfully,
Judith Cole.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program

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