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

Fraud email example:

From: notification@national-lottery.co.uk <uknationalinewins03@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2006 16:11:41 -0300
Subject: DRAW #1107....Congratulations,you are a winner

 

The NATIONAL LOTTERY                                                                                                
P O Box 1010
LIVERPOOL, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/260X2/68
Batch: 074/06/ZY369
                                                
                                                 

                     WINNING NOTIFICATION:

    We happily announce to you the draw (#1107) of  the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online  Sweepstakes International program held on Wednesday 2nd of August. Your e-mail address attached to  ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial  number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 07-17-27-30-33-39 and Bonus no 06 , which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st  category.You have therefore  been approved to claim a total sum of   $878,151 (Eight hundred and seventy eight thousand,one hundred and fifty one thousand Dollars) in cash credited to file NLK/9023118308/06.This is from a total cash prize of $7,903,359 shared amongst the  (9) 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 bi-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   $878,151 (Eight hundred and seventy eight thousand,one hundred and fifty one thousand Dollars) would  be released to you by any of our  paying agents in Europe.
  
Your Fidicuary 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 claims have been 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, endeavour to fill the Claims Verification form below and send it to your fidicuary agent:
MR THOMAS KEANE
Email: thkeanefidagntuk@yahoo.co.uk

                          (Form HLP)
      Ref: UK/260X2/68  Batch: 074/06/ZY369

                           
                                VERIFICATION FORM
 
1.FULL NAMES:.................................................................
 
2.ADDRESS:.......................................................................
..........................................................................................
 
3.SEX:................................................................................
 
4.AGE:................................................................................
 
5.MARITAL STATUS:..........................................................
 
6.OCCUPATION:..................................................................
 
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:.............................................................
 
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:.......................................................
 
9. COUNTRY OF
RESIDENCE:...........................................................................

10.LOTTO NUMBER:.............................
 
11.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:...............
...............................................................................................

REMEMBER YOU ARE TO FILL THIS FORM AND SUBMIT BACK TO YOUR FIDICUARY AGENT
MR THOMAS KEANE
Email:thkeanefidagntuk@yahoo.co.uk

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Richard K. Lloyd.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
Copyright © 1994-2006 The UK National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines
 

 

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