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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fudiciary" (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 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.
  • agent_marcel_bodgand@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "barry smooky" <uknational_online_lotterys@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 01:00:17 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU A LUCKY WINNER OF THE UK NATIONAL ONLINE LOTTERY.

 

The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: XYC /26500460037/08
Batch: 74/00319/IPD
                                                           
                         FINAL WINNING  NOTIFICATION
Dear lucky winner,
 
We happily announce to you the draw (#1043) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 14th January  2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475612545 187  with Serial number 5368/03 drew the lucky numbers: 
05 -  06 -  12 -  13 -  31 -  45 (Bonus number  24)  which subsequently won you the lottery in  the 1st  category i.e match  6. You have therefore been approved  to claim a total sum of  £58,743.00(Fifty eight thousand,seven hundred and forty three pounds sterlings)  in cash credited to fil XYC /26500460037/08.
 
This is from a cash prize of £763,659.00(Seven hundred and sixty three thousand, six hundred and fifty nine pounds sterlings), Won by  13 lucky winners in this category  i.e. Match 5plus.. All Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from a pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, parts of Africa, and North & South America as part of our international promotions programme conducted twice weekly to encourage prospective overseas entries. The internet emailing ideal was used, since most people are not able to purchase tickets and play outside the UK. We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.
 
This promotion takes place Twice weekly (Wednesdays and Saturday). The idea of this promotion is that within ten years from now, there will be notable richness amongst many unusual people around the world. This will give many people the opportunity to get their lives to a stage where they had always wanted. Kindly note that you will only be chosen in this online email promotions once, which means that subsequent weekly winnings will not get to you again, so its your choice to spend the funds wisely on something that will last you a long time. And please do not border following up this email, if you have benefited from this donation in previous years.
 
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 £58,743.00(Fifty eight thousand,seven hundred and forty three pounds sterlings)  will be released to you by our payment office in UK.
 
Our Fudiciary agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons,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. Any lottery double claim dedected by our monitoring committee will lead to the Uk national lottery cacelling the winnings. making a loss for both the real winner, and the fake (intended) claimer.
 
To file for your claim, fill the winner verification form below and forward to the fudiciary agent immediately via email.
Agents Name:Marcel Bodgand

Email: agent_marcel_bodgand@excite.com

Once again congratulations...
 
Cordially,
Sir Geoge Arisson Online Co-ordinator
U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International
Program.

Anti-fraud resources:

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