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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "claim 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 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.
  • smsotoro@wanadoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Smith Alcocer" <thelotter11@gmx.ch>
Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 14:31:35 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: MAKE CLAIM, TO YOUR WON ENTITLEMENT

THE LOTTER INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS.
YOUR GLOBAL LOTTERY.
P O BOX 181 27-32 POULTRY,
UNITED KINGDOM.

Ref: VXB077/X5.7
Batch: 3/1-2005C7

Dear Sir/Madam,
RE: SELECTION FOR PRIZE/AWARD CONFIRMATION
We are delighted to notify you the draw (#915), the shortlisting and
inclusion of your mail ID among the 50 winners of the The Lotter Global
Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Promotion
Program organized quarterly under the auspices of UK Lottery held on March
31st 2006.

Your name (email ID) has been attached to Ticket Number 41-47-17-21-13-18,
with Serial Number 9375B, REF: VXB077/X5.7 and BATCH: 3/1-2005C7 in our
collator's data sheet and consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category
in match 5 plus associated bonus.

You are therefore entitled to a claim of 5% (£1.8Million) of the £36Million
voted for the promotional program. This prize award is envisaged for the
promotion of sports in individual winner's locality in the country of
origin, and has been credited to file: LGL/8006618308/60.

Your prize award has been insured in your name 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 you in the
preferred payment as shall be indicated by you and after all statutory
obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with.

This promotion takes place quarterly. 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 £1.8million (One
Million Eight Hundred Thousand 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 citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter between the
hours of 8.00am - 7.30pm on Monday through Friday.

HyperOffice-Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person: Mr.Richard Christopher.
Email:smsotoro@wanadoo.es

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 again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotions program We remain.

Very Truly Yours,

The Director of Promotions
THE LOTTER PROMOTION
UK Lottery International
Mr.Smith Alcocer

NOTE: Always quote your Reference No. VXB077/X5.7 and Batch No.: 3/1-2005C7
in every of your correspondences with us or to our coordinate sponsor's
bank. Should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims
processing agent as soon as possible.

SORRY FOR THE LATE INFORMATION. THANKS

This E-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use
of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain
Information that is privileged, proprietary,
confidential and exempted from disclosure. If you are not the intended
recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying
of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
communication in error, please notify the sender, and erase this E-mail
message immediately.

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