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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:
  • "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.
  • verificationunit05@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "NATIONAL LOTTERY" <onlinelotterynotification03@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 03:39:03 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE WON

                         

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
                                         WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#1050) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 14th January 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188

with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:

                                                    (bonus ball)

  Bonus ball (#34)which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category
i.e match 6 plus bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim a total
sum of   £215,384.62 in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £2,800,000 shared amongst the  (13) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 6 plus bonus.

 

 All participants for the online version were selected rand omly 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  £215,384.62would 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 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 double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.
To file for your claim, fill the verification form below

 

1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________
2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________

3.SEX:_______________

4.AGE:________
5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________
6.OCCUPATION:________________________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________

9.LOTTO NUMBER:____________________ B. DRAW NUMBER:______________
10.TICKET NUMBER:___________________
11.SERIAL NUMBER:__________________
12.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL____________

 13. COUNTRY________________________________

and contact our fiduciary agent:Mrs. Sharon Cole with the email address below

Email:verificationunit05@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
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Richard K. Lloyd.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
Phone :+44- 7031947229
Fax   :+44703184584

                                 

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