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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 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")
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • uknatlott_2006@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • wbrackley@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY <uknatlott_2006@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: wbrackley@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 04:16:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: digest this


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: uknatlott_2006@yahoo.com

The National Lottery

Tolpits Lane

Watford

WD18 9RN

United Kingdom.

Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/06

Batch: R3/A312-59



ANNOUNCEMENT:



We happily announce to you the draw (#1068)


of the UK NATIONAL ONLINE RAFFLE


DRAW held on Saturday 18th March, 2006.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:


56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02


drew the lucky numbers:

7,14,24,37,43,48,29 which subsequently won


you the Match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore


been approved to claim a total sum of

£2,532,137 (Two Million Five Hundred and


Thirty Two Thousand One Hundred and Thirty


Seven Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file


KTU/9023118308/03.



All participants for the online version were


selected randomly from the World Wide Web


through a 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 £2,532,137 would be


released to you by any of our payment offices in


Europe.



To file for your claim, please contact our


fiduciary agent:

Mr. William Brackley

Email: wbrackley@hotmail.co.uk

Provide him with the information below:

1. Name:

2. Address:

3. Marital Status:

4. Occupation:

5. Age:

6. Sex:

7. Nationality:

8. Country of Residence:

9. Telephone Number:

10. Mobile/Cell Phone Number:

11. Fax Number:

12. Best time to call you in the morning:

13. Best time to call you in the night:

14. Email Address:

15. Draw Number above: 1068



That way your Winnings Certificate and all other


relevant ocuments/paperwork can be prepared


for you. You would be required to show an

instrument of identification when claiming your


winnings.

For precautionary measures, 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 Policy to


avoid double claiming and unwarranted

abuse of this program. Please be warned.


Good luck from me and members of staff of the


U.K NATIONAL ONLINE RAFFLE


DRAWS.

Yours faithfully,



Sir Richard Wilson.

Online Co-ordinator for U.K NATIONAL


LOTTERY Sweepstakes International Program



- UK NATIONAL LOTTERY

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