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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")
• 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.
  • +447031943604 (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.
  • onlinelotteryclaimagent@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Uk-Lotto" <onlinelotterypromotion@gmail.cn>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 3:44:00 +0800
Subject: YOU HAVE WON CONGRATULATION

BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS.
THE OAKROOM LOUNGE.
CustomerService
33 YATCH BASIN MARINA OFFICES,
UPON TYNE NEWCASTLE LONDON.

Batch: 14/211/0374
Ref: BTL/311OXI/02

CONGRATULATIONS:


We happily announce to you the draw (#974) of the British Lottery International programs held on the 20/June/2006 in London.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 694 75600545 721 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 03. 08. 25. 29. 31. 43. [23] Bonus Ball, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of 23500,000.00 (Two Hundred and Thirty five thousand, Pounds) in cash. This is from a total cash prize of ?125 Million pounds , shared amongst the first Fifty (50) lucky winners in this category With the (50) Cars.

This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for British Lottery.The estimated ?125 million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in U.K. history. The biggest was the ?363 million jackpot that went to two winners in a May 2000 drawing of The Big Game, Mega Millions'predecessor.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your ?2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred thousand,pounds) and your Brown New B.M.W Car would be released to you by our affiliate bank in London. Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him,All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Website through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.This promotion takes place annually.For security reasons,you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

This is a part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent with the below details for processing of your claims.

Overseas Claims Unit
British Lottery Verification Agent Officer
Contact Person: Mr. Thomas Bradley
Phone Number:+44-703-194-3604
Email:onlinelotteryclaimagent@yahoo.com

PLEASE FILLOUT THE LOTTERY VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM AND SEND TO SIR Mike Paul FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONS.

1.FULL NAMES:_______________________________

2.ADDRESS,CITY, STATE,ZIPICODE:_____________________________________

3.SEX:______________________________4. AGE:_________________________

5.MARITAL STATUS:__________________________________________________

6.OCCUPATION:_______________________________

7. COMPANY:_____________________ B. POSITION HELD:____________________

8.HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENSE:____________ ( for identification on delivery )

9.ANNUAL INCOME:____________________________________

10..E-MAIL ADDRESS:____________________________

11.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________________ ( state best time to call )

12.LOTTO NUMBER:________________ B. DRAW NUMBER:_____________________

13.TICKET NUMBER:___________________ B. SERIAL NUMBER:_________________

14.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL____________________________

15.AMOUNT WON:__________________

16. BANK NAME:___________________________________________
17. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:_________________________________

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.Thank you for being part of our yearly promotional lottery winner.

Yours faithfully,
Mr Brian Hunt
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY, Sweepstakes International Program.



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