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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")
  • "claim 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.
  • +447024025788 (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.
  • reecebradley_uknl@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "The National Lottery" <sirnolanferguson@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:21:49 -0600
Subject: The National Lottery


The National Lottery
3b Olympic Way
Sefton Business Park
Aintree
Liverpool
L30 1RD
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
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REF NO: UK/9420X2/70
BATCH NO:074/05/ZY345
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BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

Dear Winner,
We are pleased to notify you the draw (#1103) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on Wednesday 19th July 2006. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from a pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, parts of Africa, and North & South America as part of our international promotions programme conducted twice in a week to encourage prospective overseas entries.

The internet emailing idea was used, since most people do are not able to purchase tickets and play outside the UK. We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.

The result of our computer draw (#1103) selected your name and email address attached to e-ticket number: 56475612545 187 with Serial number 5368/03 drew the lucky numbers: 04-21-25-37-45-46 (Bonus Ball 06) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £213,751.00 (Two Hundred And Thirteen Thousand, Seven Hundred And Fifty One Great Britain Pounds) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/07.This is from a total cash prize of £855,004.00 (Eight Hundred And Fifty Five Thousand And Four Great Britain Pounds) shared amongst 4 lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.

Your prize award has been insured in your email and is ready for claims. To begin your claims, you are advised to expeditiously contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners for the processing of your winning and remittance to your designated bank account after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with.
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 £213,751.00 (Two Hundred And Thirteen Thousand, Seven Hundred And Fifty One Great Britain Pounds) will be released to you by our fiduciary agent in UK.Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period may be forfeited to the pool without further notice.

To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims department by email for processing and remittance of your prize to you.

You are required to fill and submit the above particulars to MR. REECE BRADLEY(Overseas Claims/United Kingdom Payment Officer) with the below email address.

Your assigned claims officer contact email is:
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Mr. Reece BradLey
Email: reecebradley_uknl@yahoo.co.uk
Tel:+44 702 402 5788

NOTE: Upon receipt of this informations, Our payment unit will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented below sending the batch and reference numbers and these informations below for quick verifications and release of funds between the hours of 8.00am - 17.30pm on Monday through Friday.


Yours faithfully,
Mr Nolan Ferguson
Online co-ordinator for
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
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The UK National Lottery Inc.
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