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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.
  • +447023058105 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704900115 (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.
  • claimsagentcorn@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "AWARD WINNERS UKLOTTERY" <uk_online_game_lotto@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 23:22:56 +0000
Subject: WHAT A PROSPEROUS YEAR!!! CONGRATULATIONS YOU WON IT ALL

                                 

 

BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS
Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.LONDON
Ref:BTL/491oX1/04
Batch: 12/25/0340
Date:02/01/2006

   WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the BRITISH Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on the 31st of December 2005 in London. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545-188 with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 

which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category.You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of£5,601,968GBP (five million,six hundred and one thousand,nine hundred and sixty eigth,Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is the  total cash prize and you where the only lucky winner amongst over five million people that played in this category with a total of six macthing numbers therefore making you the jackpot winner.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your £5,601,968GBP (five million,six hundred and one thousand,nine hundred and sixty eigth,Pounds Sterling) would be released to you by our affiliate bank in London.Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with her. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.

This promotion takes place annually. 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 a part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent with the below details for processing of your claims.

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
Good luck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person:Harry corn
 Email:claimsagentcorn@yahoo.co.uk    

Tel: +44-702-305-8105

Fax: +44-870-490-0115   

 

FILL AND SUBMIT TO THE FIDUCIARY AGENT FOR FOLLOW UP

1.TEL:
   
2.SEX

3.AGE:
 
4.NAME:

6.ADDRESS:
 
6.COUNTRY:

7.OCCUPATION:

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers and Name in any correspondences with us or our  designated agent.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Tracy Kelly

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
Good luck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.  Warning!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be using National Lottery addresses, but are not from The National Lottery.
  PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO : 
CUSTOMER CARE/COMPLAINTS DEPT:claimsagentcorn@yahoo.co.uk

  

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