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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million british pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • paulsimonsclaimagent@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "lottery annount" <lotteryannount@msn.com>
Reply-To: paulsimonsclaimagent@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 11:45:22 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION.

United Kingdom  Lottery Company Limited London United Kingdom The National Lottery P O Box 1010 Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM (Customer Services)

Ref: UK/9420Y2/78

Batch: 074/05/ZY464

 

                                                WINNING NOTIFICATION

Dear Sir/Madam,

We happily announce to you the draw (#998) of the UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on this last Wednesday 18th, September, 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:2-3-21-24-38-44(bonus no. 47), 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 £2,000,000.00 (Two Million British Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to fileKTU/9023118308/03.This

is from a total cash prize of  £14,641,829.00  shared amongst seven (7) 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 1,000,000 Unions, Associations, and Corporate Bodies and Individuals that are listed online.

This promotion takes place yearly.

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 £2,000,000.00 (Two Million Pounds Sterling) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in the World.

Our notification agents 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 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, please contact our fiduciary agents Mr Paul Simons  on Email: paulsimonsclaimagent@yahoo.co.uk

 

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)

 

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY.

 

 

Yours faithfully,
Jenine Moore.

Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Barcklays Premiership League International Program 2006. Copyright © 1994-2006 The UK National Lottery Inc.
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