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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")
• 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.
  • +27781667661 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • georgegambo@care2.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john luthi" <uklotto404@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 03 May 2006 11:10:04 +0000
Subject: Winners notification

The U.K. National Lottery
P.O.Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL.

Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/05
Batch: R3/A312-59

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (Draw #1032) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International Program held on Wednesday 3rd of May 2006.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:

12 13 25 30 45 47 42

Which subsequently won you one of the lucky dip prizes. You have therefore
been approved to claim a total sum of £206,818(Two Hundred And Six Thousand
Eight Hundred and eighteen Great British Pounds) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £4,549,996 (Four
Million Five Hundred and Forty Nine Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninty Six
Great British Pounds), shared amongst the Twenty Two (22) lucky winners in
this category.



Draw 1032 Wednesday 3rd of May 2006 Your Prize Money £206,818



NUMBER OF MATCHES No OF WINNERS £s PER WINNER TOTAL

Match 6 4 £2,006,940 £8,027,760

Match 5 plus bonus 22 £206,818 £4,549,996

Match 5 968 £983 £951,544

Match 4 46809 £44 £2,059,596

Match 3 776009 £10 £7,760,090


Totals 823812 £24,321,720


All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the
World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000 unions, associations,and corporate bodies that are listed online.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our African booklet
representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of
this, your ( £206,818) would be released to you by any of our payment
offices in Africa.
Our African 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. 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 via email/Phone
Mr.George Gambo
Claims Department
The UKNL Foundation
Email:[georgegambo@care2.com]
Tel: +27 78 166 7661

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. This is part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program. Please be warned !!!

Once again congratulations from the entire staff of the U.K NATIONAL
LOTTERY.


CLAIMS VERIFICATION FORM


1. Full Name:

2. Address:

3. Marital Status:

4. Occupation:

5. Age:

6. Sex:

7. Nationality:

8. Country of Residence:

9. Telephone/Fax Number:

10. Email Address:

11. Draw Number:

12. Amount Won:

13. Date of Birth:

You are expected to provide the information requested to the fiduciary agent
immediately via e-mail.

Hope to have informed you correctly.

Warm regards,
Mr. John Luthi.
Online Coordinator for the U.K. National Lottery.

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