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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.
  • fiduciaryonline30@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: <winners@ukonlinelotterymail.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 21:25:12 +0200
Subject: ATTN**WINNING NOTIFICATION**



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 (# 1044) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 24th of
December , 2005. 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 no. 16), 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 £152,900(One hundred and fifty two thousand, nine hundred pounds
sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total
cash prize of £2,140,600 shared amongst the forteen(14) 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 £152,900(One hundred and fifty two thousand, nine
hundred pounds sterling) would be released to you by any Our European
agent will immediately commence the process to

facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.of our
payment offices in Europe.


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
agent:

Mrs Claire Davidson
Email: fiduciaryonline30@yahoo.co.uk


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.

Copyright © 1994-2005 The UK National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines


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