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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")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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.
  • joy_mike9@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "lotto_1 lotto" <lotto_9@msn.com>
Reply-To: joy_mike9@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 07:28:40 +0000
Subject: HAPPY WINNER CONGATULATION


The National Lottery Logo
Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of the UK-LOTTO
Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on
Draw 993 Wed 29 Jun 05 in LEEDS UNITED-KINGDOM.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the
lucky numbers: 03-07-11-15-20-25-27 which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category.You have therefore been approved to claim a
total sum of US$854,000.00 (Eight hundred and fifty
four Thousand United States Dollars)in cash credited
to file ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash
prize of US $8,540,000 million dollars, shared amongst
the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.
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.
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 US$854,000.00 (Eight hundred and fifty
four Thousand United StatesDollars)would be released
to you by our payment office in europe.Our European
agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you
contact Her. 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
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent:
THE PROMOTIONS/INFORMATION MANAGER,
UK WEB PROMO LOTTERY,
COVENTRY,UNITED KINGDOM.
Please do provide the following information's (claim Verification form)
fill and submit back via (joy_mike9@yahoo.co.uk )

to your claim agent,
1,YOUR FULLNAME:.............
2,YOUR SEX:..................
3,YOUR ADDRESS:...........................
4,.YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER:.........
5,.YOUR FAX NUMBER:...............
6,.YOUR OCCUPATION:...............
7,.YOUR COMPANY'S NAME:...........
8, YOUR AGE:.......................
9, .YOUR REF NUMBER:..............
10, COUNTRY........................
11, E-MAIL.........................
INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION:
A)CASH
(B)ON-LINE WIRE TRANSFER to your designated
Bank Account.
(C)BANK DRAFT.ACCOUNT COORDINATES IF BY ON-LINE WIRE TRANSFER.
Nb: All future correspondence must be made to: Email:
MR. Mrs Joy Micheal,
Email:joy_mike9@yahoo.co.uk

FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
UK WEB PROMO LOTTO HEADQUARTERS
COVENTRY, UNITED KINGDOM.
Mrs Joy Micheal.
Email :- joy_mike9@yahoo.co.uk
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-LOTTO.
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
quote your reference/batch numbers 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,
MR.PAUL HANSON.
UK-LOTTO Co-ordinator

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