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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:
  • "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 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.
  • brend_willy03@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "brend willy" <brend_willy06@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 07:21:55 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION

                                            

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY

                                                          

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)

Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

16th FEBUARY,2006.

 

 WINNING NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE

  We happily announce to you the draw (#1044) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on THURSDAY 20TH JULY,2006. It is now available for claims and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION as regards this.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 17,21,25,27,30,37(bonus no 16) , which subsequently won you the lottery in the Match 5 plus bonus.

 You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £152,900 ( One hundred and Fifty-two thousand,Nine hundred  pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £2,140,600, shared amongst the (14) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus .

  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 as part of our international promotion program. 

 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 £152,900 ( One hundred and Fifty-two thousand, Nine hundred  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 her.

 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  fill the ( VERIFICATION AND FUND RELEASE FORM) below and send it to the fiduciary agent.

MR BREND WILLY

Email: brend_willy03@yahoo.co.uk

 

VERIFICATION AND FUND RELEASE FORM

 

1.FULLNAMES:----------------------------------------------

 

2.ADDRESS:-------------------------------------------------

 

3.SEX:-----------------------------------------------------

 

4.AGE:-----------------------------------------------------

 

5.MARITAL STATUS:----------------------------------------

 

6.OCCUPATION:----------------------------------------------

 

7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:-----------------------------------------

 

8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:----------------------------------------

 

9.A. BATCH NUMBER:-----------------------------------------

  

 B. REF NUMBER:--------------------------------------------

 

10.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:---------

 

11.AMOUNT WON:---------------------------------------------

 

12. COUNTRY:-----------------------------------------------

 

13. ANNUAL INCOME:-----------------------------------------

 

 

  Endeavour to email him your full names,winning numbers,email address,telephone and fax numbers immediately.

Congratulations once again from me and members of staff of THE NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
MR BREND WILLY
Online coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

 

Confidentiality Notice:

   Please note that this email, and any files that may be attached to it,is/are confidential and is/are intended for the sole use of the individual(s) or entity(ies) to which it/they is/are addressed. Any use,distribution,copying or disclosure by any other person or entity is strictly prohibited under applicable law(s).

  Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to official business of NATIONAL LOTTERY and insurance shall be understood to be neither given nor endorsed by NATIONAL LOTTERY finance and insurance when addressed to concern finance and insurance clients; and any information contained in this email is subject to the terms and conditions of the governing client's contract(s).

 

 You Must be 16 or Over to Claim a prize

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