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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:

• 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:
  • "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.
  • +447024069622 (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.
  • nationaluklottery38@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Anita Hammonds" <anitahammonds@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 06:05:29 +0000
Subject: 2nd category winner

The National Uk Lottery
United Kingdom.
Customer Service: 680 NCA 85914
Ref: 074/05/ZY369
Batch: UK/9420X2/68
Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-005
Grand Draw No: 12099

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of the National Lottery International
programs, held on the 20th of January 2006 in Manchester,UK.Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 5647 5600 5465 5188 with Serial number
5368/05 drew the lucky numbers: 19-6-26-17-35-47,which subsequently won you
the lottery in the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved to
claim a total sum of Two hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars ($250,000) in
cash credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of
$2.5,000,000(Two million five hundred thousand dollars).shared amongst the
first Ten(10)
lucky winners in this category. All participants were selected randomly from
World Wide Website 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 $250,000 in cash
credited to file KPC/9080118308/02, 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 him. For security reasons,you
are advised to keep your winning in formation confidential till your claim
is processed and your money sent to you.This is 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:

NAME: DR.Thomas Brown
Email: nationaluklottery38@yahoo.co.uk
Telephone:+44-702-406-9622

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your full names,
your country, your private Telephone and fax number, your Reference/batch
numbers etc in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.
Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 10th of
Febuary 2006.

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

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Anita Hammonds,
NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE Co-ordinator.



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