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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")
  • "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.
  • hollis_xl@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: na.lottery2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 09:02:33 -0700
Subject: FINAL NOTIFICATION WINNING

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,
RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to notify you the draw (#1073) of the UKNATIONAL
LOTTERY,Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on Wednesday,
5thApril 2006. Participants were selected through a computer ballot systemdrawn
from a pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn from
Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, parts of
Africa, and North & South America as part of our international
promotions programme 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 (#1073) selected
your name and email address attached to e-ticket number: 56475600545 188
with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 01 02 16 22 26 49 (bonus
no.15), 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 £2,667,773 ( Two Million Six Hundred and
Sixty-Seven Thousand and seven hundred and seventy-three Pounds Sterling)
in cheque credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. Your prize award has been
insured
in your email address 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 7 days (date of this emailinclusive)
for the processing of your winning and remittance to your
designated bank account after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily
dispensed with. 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. You can go through our online web
result checker http://www.nationallottery.co.uk/player/p/results/winCheck/winCheckerStart.do
to verify your prize online with your numbers: 01 02 16 22 26 49.
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 £2,667,773 ( Two Million Six
Hundred and Sixty-Seven Thousand and seven hundred and seventy-three Pounds
Sterling) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.
Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period
may be forfeited to the pool without further notice. Our European 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 informations 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
Contact Person: Mr. Brian Hollis
Email: hollis_xl@yahoo.com
VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM
1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________
2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________
____________________________________________
3.SEX:_______________
4.AGE:________
5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________
6.OCCUPATION:________________________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________
9.LOTTO NUMBER:____________________ B. DRAW NUMBER:______________
10.TICKET NUMBER:___________________
11.SERIAL NUMBER:__________________
12.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________
13.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________
___________________________________________
14. STATE:__________________________________
15. COUNTRY________________________________
Make Sure this Verification and Funds Release Form is sent to the
Fiduciary
agent for quick verification and funds release purpose.Our winners are
assured
of the utmost 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,
Richard Lloyds
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM

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