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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.
  • +447031841715 (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.
  • claimsagentverificationofficer@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UK lottery" <smithmorris006@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: agentclaimofficer@yahoo.it
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 00:35:30 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOUR EMAIL HAVE WON 250, 000 POUNDS STERLING!!!!

THE BRITISH ONLINE LOTTERY GAME  2006   
                        
UK Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.LONDON
Ref: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch: 12/25/0304
 
                          WINNING NOTIFICATION
   
 We happily announce to you the draw (#1040) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 4rd  July 
2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 08, 16, 27, 38,   44, 49,    
bonus no.(31) 10) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category
i.e. match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total
sum of 250.000GBP (Two hunderd& fifty thounsand pounds) in cash
credited to file KTU/90231108/03.This is from a total cash prize of
10,000,000.00 GBP shared amongst the first Twelve (8) lucky winners in this
category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.
 
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from
World Wide Web sites Through computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000 unions, associations,and corporate Bodies that are listed
online. This promotion takes place weekly until the end of the year.
(31/03/2006)Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your
play coupon. (5647560054) In view of this, your 250.000GBP would be
released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.
 
Our European 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.please you are advised to contact
the agent with your winning numbers, this is part of our precautionary
measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.
Please be warned.
 
To claim your prize, please write to the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY PAYMENT
CENTRE Agent MR Washington Christopher
 
FIDUCIARY AGENT
OVER SEAS CLAIM UNIT
MR Washington Christopher
EMAIL:claimsagentverificationofficer@yahoo.com  
PHONE: +44-703-184-1715
YOUR DETAILS
1. Name:
2. Address:
3. Marital Status:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality:
8. Country of Residence:
9. Telephone Number:
10. Fax Number:
CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
 
Yours faithfully,
Mr Smith Morris
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program

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