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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:
  • "claim 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.
  • +22997086905 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • stephenknife30@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UK STAKE LOTTERY" <mrpatrickmankou005@msn.com>
Reply-To: stephenknife30@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 19:06:46 +0000
Subject: FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
Website:http://www.lottery.co.uk
Results:http://www.lotteryco.uk/res/Default.asp

FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:

Dear Lucky Winner,

RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to notify you the draw (999) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on 27 January 2006.
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 annually to encourage prospective overseas entries. We hope with
part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery
jackpots.

The result of our computer draw (#978) selected your name and email address
attached to e-ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew
the lucky numbers: 01. 02. 07. 10. 15. 24.(26 Bonus Ball), which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus
bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£1,000.000.00 in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a
total cash prize of £16,533,022 shared amongst the first Six (6) lucky
winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.

Your prize award has been insured in your name and is ready for claims. To
begin your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously contact our
licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners within a
period of 21 days (date of this email inclusive) for the processing of your
winning and remittance to your designated bank account after all statutory
obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with.

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 (ONE MILLION EURO)
would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Africa.

Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period
may be forfeited to the pool without further notice.

Our West African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to
establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented below citing the
batch and reference numbers to this letter between the hours of 8.00am -
7.30pm on Monday through Friday

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY : WINNING PRIZE CLIAMS-
LOTTERYCLAIMS APPLICATION FORM-C (Prize Winning Receipt)
============================================================================================
[FULLNAME
OFWINNER]................................................................

[CURRENTADDRESS].........................................................................

[COUNTRY/REGION]................................
[STATE/PROVINCE]......................................

[AGE]............. [SEX]...................................
[MARTIALSTATUS]..............................

[OCCUPATION].................................................................

[CURRENTEMAIL]......................................[TEL/FAX].......................................

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ENTRY WINNING INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ENTRYTICKET NR]..................................
[DRAWDATE]....................................

CLAIMANTSIGNATORY DECLARATION
====================================

I,......................................HEREBY
DECLARE THAT I HAVE NEVER RECIEVED ANY SETTLEMENT FROM THE NATIONALLOTTERY
PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOR ANY MEMBER OF MY FAMILY FILLED CLAIM ON
MY BEHALF TO NATIONAL LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION. I, THEREFORE, UK NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE
AWARDS WINNING PROMOTION TO ACT ON MY BEHALF IN THE PROCESSING AND
TRANSFER MY PRIZE AS INSTRUCTED BY ME.
=======================================================================================

Overseas Claims Unit
West Africa Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person: Mr Stephen Knife
Email:stephenknife30@yahoo.co.uk
Direct Tel: +229 97 086 905

Congratulation once more and thaks for being part of our programe

Regards,

Elizabeth Mcknight
( Lottery Secretary)

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