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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")
  • "fudiciary" (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.
  • garyrobson_fudiciaryagent@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "RESULT NOTIFICATION CENTRE" <coordinatoralanjoe5@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 04:23:18 +0000
Subject: 2006 UK LOTTERY ONLINE PROMO (WINNING NOTIFICATION)

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010               
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
Ref: UK/9420X2/70
Batch: 074/05/ZY345

 WINNING NOTIFICATION:

 

BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

 

We are pleased to notify you the draw (#1046) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on saturday 29th April 2006. Participants were 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, parts of Africa, and North & South America as part of our international promotions programme conducted twice in a week to encourage prospective overseas entries. The internet emailing diea was used, since most people do are not able to purchase tickets and play outside the UK. We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.

 

The result of our computer draw (#1046) selected your name and email address attached  in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/07.This is from a total cash prize of £1,723,680 (One Million, Seven Hundred And Twenty Three Thousand, Six Hundred And Eighty Great Britain Pounds) shared amongst 19 lucky winners in this category  i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.

 

Your prize award has been insured in your email 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.

 

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 £250,000  (Two Hundred And Fifty Thousand  Great Britain Pounds) will be released to you by our fiduciary agent in UK.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

 

Below you will find a Documentation Form, requesting your required particulars. You are to immediately fill the form and return as soon as possible.

 

               

                  UK NATIONAL LOTTERY DOCUMENTATION FORM

FULL NAMES:__________________________________

ADDRESS: _________________________________________________

CITY:_________________________

STATE:__________________________________ ZIP: _____________________

COUNTRY________________________________

SEX:_______________

AGE:__________________

MARITAL STATUS:_________________

OCCUPATION:________________________

TELEPHONE NUMBER_________________________________

E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________

BATCH NUMBER:___________________

REF NUMBER:__________________

AMOUNT WON:___________________________________

NATIONALITY_________________________

 

Below is our mode of payments, you are to choose the most convenient to you. 

 

MODE OF COLLECTION OF FUNDS

1. Swift Bank Transfer.

2. Cashier Cheque brought to you by courier.

 

Any decision taken above, in regards to your mode of payment cannot be changed. Please select your most convenient mode of collection of funds

Note: This office will not produce any outstanding funds other than your won prize, this means services rendered by any of our affiliate company must be paid by you. Your winning prize must be remitted in its full value which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from your won prize for courier or transfer expenses. This is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the national gambling act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3rd July 1996 by the constitutional assembly. This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds.

 

 You are required to fill and submit the above particulars to our
Overseas Claims/United Kingdom Payment Unit with the below email address

 

Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person:  Mr. Gary Robson

Email: garyrobson_fudiciaryagent@yahoo.co.uk

 

 

Upon receipt of this informations, Our payment unit 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.

 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

At your disposal, I remain.
Very Truly Yours,

 

Sir Alan Joe.
Lottery Co-ordinator.
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL

LAST WINNERS NATIONAL  LOTTERY

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