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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims 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.
  • uklottooffer@hotmail.co.uk
  • barry_rayious@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "uklotterywinners1970" <uklotterywinners1970@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 12:05:38 -0600
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE A WINNER!


UK PREMIER LOTTO ORGANIZATION.
15 SILVERVERHIL ROAD, DERBY DE23 6UJ
DERBYSHIRE UNITED KINGDOM
E-MAIL:ukpelo@ukpelo.com
E-MAIL:uklottooffer@hotmail.co.uk
WINNING NOTIFICATION/CONGRATULATIONiiiii

Dear Winner,

We are please to announce you as one of the 9th lucky winners in the Real
lottery draw held on 28Th OF MAY,2006. All 10 winning addresses were randomly
selected from a batch of 20,000,000 international emails. Your email address
emerged alongside 9 others as category 2 winners in this year's Annual Real
lottery Draw.Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay
out of $750,000.00 USD.The following particulars are attached to your lotto
payment order:

Ref. Number: 132/756/4509
Batch Number: 538901527-Bc68
Ticket Number: 27522465896-6453

Please contact the under listed claims agent as soon as possible for the
immediate release of your winnings:

Mr. Barry Ray.
Claim agent,
UK Premier Lotto Organization.
Email: barry_rayious@yahoo.co.uk

Once again on behalf of all our staff,CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Mary Jones (co-coordinator)
UK PREMIER LOTTO ORG.

EUROPE.
N.B:

1.All claims are nullified after 15 working days from today.

2. Your Ref number must be in all your mails with the claims officer.

3. Do inform the claims agent of any change of names or addresses.

4. All winners under the age of 18 are automatically disqualified.
______________________________________________
UK Premier lotto is proudly sponsored by the
Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell
Computers, Mackintosh and a conglomeration of other
international IT companies. The free lotto Internet
draw is held quarterly every year and is so organized
to encourage the use of the Internet and computers
worldwide. We are proud to say that Over 200 Million
Euros are won annually in more than 150 countries
worldwide.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam