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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +447024016962 (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.
  • notificationdesk_lotto@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mr.richardness1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Notification Desk <notificationdesk_lotto@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 18:48:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ATTN:WINNER{CLAIM YOUR LUCKY WINNINGS}


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: notificationdesk_lotto@yahoo.com

The U.K. National Lottery

12 Bridge Street,

Staines Middlesex TW18 4TP

United Kingdom.


Customer Service/Claims Department


Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/05

Batch: R3/A312-59



WINNING NOTIFICATION:



We happily announce to you the draw (Draw #2006) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International Program held on SATURDAY 3RD JUNE 2006.


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


(09-14-15-49-26-46- Bonus Ball 45)


Which subsequently won you one of the lucky dip prizes. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £562,460.00 (Five Hundred and Sixty Two Thousand Four Hundred and Sixty Great British Pounds ) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £3,937,220.00 (Three Million Nine Hundred and Thirty Seven Thousand Two Hundred and Twenty Great British Pounds), shared amongst the seven (7) lucky winners in this category.


All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over 1,000,000 unions, associations,and corporate bodies that are listed online.


Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our British booklet representative office in England as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your ( £562,460.00 ) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.


Our British 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 Claims agent via email:


Mr. Richard Ness

Claims Department

The UKNL Foundation

Email: mr.richardness1@yahoo.co.uk

Tel: +44-702-401-6962

Fax: + (44) 707 502 3708



In order to proceed with the verification process, you are required to provide him with the following information for record and verification purposes:

1. Full Name:

2. Address:

3. Marital Status:

4. Occupation:

5. Annual Income:

6. Age:

7. Sex:

8. Nationality:

9. Country of Residence:

10. Telephone Number (Home/Work/Mobile):

11. Email Address:

12. Draw Number:

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



Warm regards,

Mark K. Dulle

Online Coordinator for the U.K. National Lottery.



CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.

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