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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • custserv_lca@doramail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "uklottogame@terra.es" <uklottogame@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 13:26:16 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Final Notification


The National Lottery
Accounts Dept.
PO Box 287
Watford
WD18 9TT

News

from The National Lotteryâ

£3.5 Million Awaits Mystery Bedford Computer Lotto Winner

RE/ FINAL AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of winners of Lotto draws held on Saturday 11 March 2006 in the National Lottery, UK and we advice that immediate processing of your winnings commence.

You were entered into these lotto draws through a computer generated balloting system where participants along with regular ticket buyers were all drawn together.

You have been attached to ticket number 082-2371-9921-271; with serial number 1194-21 the winning numbers for the draw were 4, 9, 13, 29, 31, and 36, and consequently won the lottery as a joint winner.

You have now been approved for a lump sum pay out of £1,785,031 in cash credited to file REF NO:EG/BD.010298426913.

Congratulation!
Your fund is now deposited with one of our affiliate finance deposit company.
Due to the mix up of some winning records, we ask that you keep this winning strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account.

This is part of our security policy to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts.
To begin your claim, please contact our authorised claims agent handling the payment of your winnings to process and affiliate you with your payment authority.

UK. Lotto Claims Agency
Mrs. Alice Buckingham
email: custserv_lca@doramail.com
Attention: Mrs Alice Buckingham

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.

You have until 5.30pm on 7 September 2006 to come forward to make this claim.
You must contact UK LOTTO CLAIMS AGENCY not later than 7 September 2006 upon receipt of this notification.

Failing to come forward to claim your winning prize before the stipulated deadline, the prize money, plus all the interest generated, will go to the Good Causes-adding to the £18 billion already raised through sales of lottery tickets over the last 11 years.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with UK LOTTO CLAIMS AGENCY. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,

Sarah Godwin.
Accounts Department.






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