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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:

• 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.
  • +447031958002 (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.
  • lotterycompany74@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: lotto today <lottotoday10@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2006 10:44:28 +0100 (BST)
Subject: WINNER NOTIFICATION





UK-LOTTO Headquarters:

(Customer Services)
3b Olympic Way,
Sexton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool, L30 1RD
UNITED KINGDOM


Batch: 12/25/0340
Ref: BIL/101OXI/02

Attn:Lucky Winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#989) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Friday 7th of July, 2006 in UNITED-KINGDOM

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188, with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:(13)-(43)-(06)-(15)-(02)-(40)bonus # (09) Bonus Ball, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 6. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £500,000 (Five hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash, credited to file no thus: KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £2,000,000.00 , shared amongst the first Four (4) lucky winners in this category.

All participants for this 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.

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 £500,000 (Five hundred thousand pounds sterling) will 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 receive 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, contact our fiduciary agent:

Mr.Frank Dennis.
Email: lotterycompany74@yahoo.co.uk
phone: +447031958002,+447031917488

Congratulations once again from all members and staff of this program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery
programs.


Yours faithfully,
Elzabeth Hanks

Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program


WARNING!!! ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS SHOULD BE FOWARDED TO THIS BOX IMMEDIATELY, THIS WILL HELP US TO FIGHT SCAM AND LOTTERY IMPOSTERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION


Copyright 1994-2006 The UK National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines


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