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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +447024066936 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • smithfudiciaryunit1@yahoo.co.uk
  • primeunit_1@yahoo.co.uk
  • nationalclaimsdept2@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "RICHARD Llyords" <info_nationallotterycentre3@msn.com>
Reply-To: smithfiducairydept@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 22:18:41 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!!!!

        
    
                                   UK NATIONAL  LOTTERY   
 
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
+447024066936
(8am-6pm)uk GMT TIME1
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
 
 
                                                          WINNING NOTIFICATION:
 
    We happily announce to you the draw (1038) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Monday 6th March, 2006 in Liverpool, UNITED-KINGDOM.   
     Your e-mail address attached to Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers,
2      10       11       28      36    47                    33
                                                                          ( Bonus Ball)
 
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 6. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
  £815,430( EIGTH  HUNDRED, FIFTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY   POUND STERLINGS) in cash, credited to file ktu/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of   £16,005,360 Thousand Pounds, shared amongst the first  Four (4) lucky winners in this category.
   All participants for this online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system (AMETHYST)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   £815,430( EIGTH  HUNDRED, FIFTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY   POUND STERLINGS) will 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 till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to receive your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned!!
To begin your claims,attached here is the claim Verification form, which you are expected to fill and submit back to your fiduciary agent immediately via e-mail.
                           MR.BARNES SMITH
                            (FIDUCIARY AGENT).
           EMAIL:      smithfudiciaryunit1@yahoo.co.uk
                       primeunit_1@yahoo.co.uk
                       nationalclaimsdept2@yahoo.co.uk
                      
                                  (Form HLP)
                    REFERENCE NUMBER: UK/9420X2/68
FULL NAME...............................................
COMPANY NAME: ........................................
FULL ADDRESS:...........................................
SEX:.................................
AGE................................
OCCUPATION..........................
TEL.......................FAX................ (If any)
COUNTRY................................
NEXT OF KIN................................
E-MAIL..................................
HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENCE.............(identification on delivery)
 
INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION:
(A) CHEQUE
 
(B) DRAFT
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/ INDIVIDUAL:
..............................................................
..............................................................
.............................................................
____________________________                      ____________________________
                 Date.                                                           Signature.
Congratulations once again from all members and staff of this program. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery programs. you can confirm your results and draws with the below link.
http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/winCheck/winCheckerStart.do
 
Yours faithfully,
Richard K. Lloyd.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program
 
                                                           
                                                                               
 
 

CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.

                    © Copyright 1994-2006 The UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Inc.
                              All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines.
 
 

 

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