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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")
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • +447040111351 (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.
  • agent_christopherblair@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "National UK Lottery" <uk_lotteryresultlastedition2005@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 03:43:33 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION(End Of The Year Edition)

The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPD

                                          WINNING NOTIFICATION(End Of The Year Edition)

We happily announce to you the draw (#1017) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on December 2005.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545188 with Ref number 5368/02 drew the lucky
numbers: 12-47-84-21-37-83

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 £800.000(Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterlings) in cash credited to file XYL /26510460037/05.

This is from a total cash prize of £100,000,000 ( One hundred Million Pounds Sterlings) shared amongst the (10) 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,associatons 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 £800.000(Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterlings)would 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 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 kindly fill this Verification form correctly and send it to the fiduciary department agent for instant payment

Fiduciary Agent:

Barr.Christopher Blair

Email:agent_christopherblair@yahoo.co.uk

Tel:+447040111351

Bertron Hill Online Co-ordinator for U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International
Program.

Payment Processing Form
Ref Number:5368/02
TicketNumber:56475600545188
TicketNumber:56475600545188
Details Of Beneficiary
Name(Surname First):
Address:
Country:
Telephone:
Gender:
Marital Status:
Age:
Occupation:
Annual Income:
Email Address:
Amount Won: £800.000(Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterlings)
Note:For insant payment,this above form most be filled and sent to the UK lottery claims department fiduciary agent Barr.Christopher Blair Email:agent_christopherblair@yahoo.co.uk TERMS OF SERVICE I HEREBY DECLARE I AM THE BONAFIDE OWNER/USER OF THE WINNING EMAIL ADDRESS ,THAT THE INFORMATION GIVEN ABOVE ARE VALID,THAT I HAVE NEVER RECIEVED ANY PAYMENT FROM THE NATIONAL LOTTERY NOR HAS ANY OF MY RELATIVES FILED A CLAIM ON MY BEHALF.I HEREBY GIVE AUTHORISATION FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF MY PRIZE WITH THE INFORMATION GIVEN ABOVE.                                           Copyright © 1994-2005 The UK National Lottery Inc.                                              All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline                                              77635 476378 255667460

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