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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • dr_bj_claimss@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "UK UNIVERSAL LOTTERY Uk" <uk-lotty@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 14:20:55 +0000
Subject: NEED AN URGENT RESPONSE

The UK Universal Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Date:2,JANUARY, 2005


WINNING NOTIFICATION

Ref: 475061723
Batch: 70564702/188


Dear Winner,

We happily announce to you the draw (#996) of the UK UNIVERSAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held 1st November, 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:47061725 07056490902 with

Serial number 7741137002 drew the lucky numbers: 5-13-33-37-42 , Bonus Ball
[17] which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 20
plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $1,000,000, (one
million US dollars) in cash credited to file ILP/HW 47509/02 .

This is from a total cash prize of $24,000,000.00 shared amongst the first
five (20) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 20 plus bonus.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World
Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000unions, 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 $1,000,000.00 (One million US dollars) would be
released to you by any of our payment offices in europe.


Our European agent will immediately commence theprocess 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 your claim 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.To file for your claim, please contact our claims agent:

Overseas Claims Unit
Universal Lottery Fiduciary
Dr,Jensen Briggs,
Email:dr_bj_claimss@yahoo.co.uk

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish
contact via e-mail with the particulars presented above citing the batch and
reference numbers to this letter.

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and
press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so

desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of
confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems

associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary
measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK UNIVERSAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Brian Hunt
Online coordinator for UK UNIVERSAL LOTTERY,
Sweepstakes International Program.
Open 7 days 8am-8pm






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.

Copyright ? 1994-2005 The UK Universal Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines.

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