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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")
  • "claim 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.
  • uklclaimagent@yahoo.co.uk
  • uklclaimrep@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: costumerservicecentre@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2006 15:19:18 +0200
Subject: The United Kingdom National Lottery (Congratulations)


The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Dear Lucky Winner,
BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to notify you the draw (#915) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on 3rd March
2006 and expire Friday 5th May 2006.
Your e-mail address was selected through a computer ballot system drawn from a pool
of over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn from Europe, America, Asia,
Australia, New Zealand, Middle East, Africa, and North & South America as
part of our international promotions programmed conducted annually to encourage
prospective overseas entries. We hope with part of your prize awards, you will
take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.
The result of our computer draw (#1036) selected your name and email address
attached to e-ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew
the lucky numbers:
Bonus # Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e. match 6.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £500.000.00 (Five Hundred
Thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a
otal cash prize of £8,000,000 shared amongst you are one other winner making it 16
winners in this category i.e. Match 6.
Your prize award has been insured in your name and is ready for claims. To begin
your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously contact our licensed and
accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners within a period of 21 days
(date of this email inclusive) for the processing of your winning and remittance
to your designated bank account after all statutory obligations have been
satisfactorily dispensed with.
Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period may
be forfeited to the pool without further notice.
Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of
your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish contact via
e-mail with the particulars presented below sending the batch and reference
numbers and these information’s below for quick verifications and release of
funds. Between the hours of 8.00am - 7.30pm on Monday through Sunday
Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary Agent
Contact Person: Mr. Michael Cole
Email:uklclaimagent@yahoo.co.uk or
uklclaimrep@yahoo.co.uk

Our winners are assured of the uttermost standards of confidentiality,
and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire.
Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end
of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims. This is part
of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
Ferguson Lee
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM

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