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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:

• 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")
  • "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 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.
  • richard_collectors@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • rence_101@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "desmond cliff" <freelottowinning2005@msn.com>
Reply-To: richard_collectors@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2006 15:37:00 +0000
Subject: DEAR LUCKLY WINNER!!

        BRITISH LOTTERY 2006

                                      

British Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service                                                                     
33 YATCH BASIN MARINA OFFICES,
UPON TYNE NEWCASTLE LONDON.

Batch: 14/211/0374  
Ref: BTL/311OXI/02 
                                       

                                    WINNING NOTIFICATION

   We happily announce to you the draw (#974) of the British yearly lottery programs programs held on the 4th Febuary 2006 in London, Your e-mail address attached, to ticket number: 694 75600545 721 with Serial number: 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 03. 08. 25. 29. 31. 43. [23] Bonus Ball which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of  £684,008 (Six Hundred and Eighty-Four Thousand and Eight Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file RPC/9080115322/44. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.This promotion takes place annually.
 
This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for British Lottery, The estimated 125 million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in U.K. history.The biggest was the 363 million pounds sterlings jackpot that went to two winners in a May 2000 drawing of The Big Game, Mega Millions' predecessor. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your £684,008 (Six Hundred and Eighty-Four Thousand and Eight Pounds Sterling) would be released and converted to you in your country of residence currency on a certified bank cheque which you shall deposit and cash at your bank in your country of residence and will be delivered to you at your home address free of charges via a secured courier service.
 
Our european agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him.
To file for your claim, please contact our claims processing officer with the below details for the  processing of your claims.

 

Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary Agent Officer
Contact Person: Mr. LAWRENCE HENSON
Email: richard_collectors@yahoo.com

 

PLEASE FILLOUT THE VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM AND SEND TO SIR BEN FERGUSON FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONS.

1.FULL NAMES:________________________________
2.ADDRESS,CITY, STATE,ZIPICODE:________________
_____________________________________________
3.SEX:________________________________________
4. AGE:_______________________________________
5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________________
6.OCCUPATION:_______________________________
7. COMPANY:_____________________ B. POSITION HELD:____________________
8.HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENSE:____________ ( for identification on delivery )
9.ANNUAL INCOME:____________________________
10..E-MAIL ADDRESS:____________________________
11.TELEPHONE NUMBER:________________________ ( state best time to call )
12.LOTTO NUMBER:__________ B. DRAW NUMBER:______________
13.TICKET NUMBER:___________________ B. SERIAL NUMBER:________________
14.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________________________
15.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________
16. BANK NAME:_____________________________________
17. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:___________________________

 

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.Thank you for being part of our yearly promotional lottery program.
 
Sincerely,

manegement

 

Warning!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be using British National Lottery addresses, that are not from The British Lottery. The British National Lottery is aware of scams and donot participate in such, we are in the campaign strictly fighting against lottery scams worldwide. Please Be Warned !!!....

  PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO :
CUSTOMER CARE/COMPLAINTS DEPT:rence_101@yahoo.co.uk

 

NOTE: Due to series of complaint by past winners, to avoid your winnings being diverted by impersonation, You are therefore advice to take this as top most secret and strictly confidential from any third party until your winning certified bank cheque has been delivered to you. This is to avoid the diversion and misappropriation of winners funds. Please Be Warned !!!....

 

LAST WINNERS ON BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE GAME.

 

    

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