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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 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.
  • woodgate_claimlotteryfiduciary@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY" <lottery_uk16@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:07:41 +0000
Subject: The National Lottery

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM.

Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We are happily announce to you the draw (#1012) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 21st January 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: *17 *21 *25 *27 *30 *37 (Bonus Ball
no.*16)

Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category, i.e. match 5?
Pus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£1,892,580.00(GBP), which is equivalent to $3,280,773.83(USD) in cash
credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of £7,570,320.00(GBP) shared among the (4)
lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World
Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
unions, 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 £1,892,580.00(GBP) would be released to you by any of our payment
offices 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 information confidential until 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
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent below:

Mr. Michael Woodgate
Mellen House
Unit 12 Llambed Business Park
Ceredigion, United Kingdom SA48 8LT
Phone: + (44) 7031-926-502
Phone: + (44) 7031-926-503
Phone: + (44) 7031-926-506
Fax: + (44) 8719-941-915
Email: woodgate_claimlotteryfiduciary@gawab.com

Provide him with the information below:

1. Name:
2. Address:
3. Occupation:
4. Marital Status:
5. Age:
6. Country: (Present Location)
7. Nationality:
8. Telephone:
9. Fax number: (if any)

Please be informed that to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our
designated agents or us.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this programme that
has successfully won this competition.

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.


Yours faithfully,
Richard Lloyd.
Phone: +(44) 7031-926-507
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines

Copyright © 1994-2005 The UK National Lottery Inc.



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