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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")
• 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.
  • +447031954911 (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.
  • williamcrawford_claimsagent06@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "moris white" <uklotterygame78@msn.com>
Reply-To: moris-white59@excite.com
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 23:32:36 +0000
Subject: YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WON YOU X2,500,000

UKONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK.
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!!
UKONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
ELECTRONIC LOTTERY(Registration Z720633X).

International Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
                 
                             WINNING NOTIFICATION
 We happily announce to you the draw (#966) of the UK
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on 
22nd of April, 2006.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number :56475600545
188 with  Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
             -09- -24- -30- -40- -42- -48-
 
 Bonus Ball -15-: 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
£2,500,000(Two million five hundred  thousand pounds
sterling)  in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This
is from a total cash prize of 10,000,000 shared amongst the
first four(4)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, associations, and
corporate bodies that are listed online.
This promotion takes place weekly until the end of
the year (31/12/2006).
 
 Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European 
booklet representative office in Europe as
indicated in your play coupon.(5647560054 188).In view of
this, your £2,500,000 (Two million five hundred  thousand
pounds sterling)  would be released to you anywhere in the
world 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 claim is processed and
your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit
to claim your prize.
 
 Please you are advised to contact the agent with your
winning numbers,reference ticket and Batch numbers.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, please contact our fiduciary agent:

Mr.  William Crawford
Email:claims_agentuklottery@boxlotto.com 
Email:williamcrawford_claimsagent06@yahoo.co.uk
Phone Number1:+447031954911
Phone Number2:+447024015166

CONGRATULATIONS  FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Brian Hunt.
Online coordinator for UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program

INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
Fast and Efficient Processing !
Prompt Confirmation of Entry !
Winning Results Checked Automatically !
Entry is 100% Confidential !
 
 Please do not reply to this e-mail, because this is an
unmonitored alias. If you have general questions regarding
your winnings please contact the fiduciary agent at the
lower left corner for UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
comprehensive online help.
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77635 476378

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