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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 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.
  • +447024023096 (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.
  • claimsagnt_roberts2@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: aschaefer02@comcast.net (British Lottery Service)
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2006 16:37:56 +0000
Subject: Online Award Notification!!!

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
P O Box 1010 Liverpool, L70
1NL UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer's Service Center)
Ref Number: UK/910/16454
Batch Number: VC/32/ID1141


WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the Draw (#942) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online UKNationalLottery program held on 2nd August 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number: 8603775966738 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the Winning Numbers:07,15,19,23,37,48 (bonus no.45), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 3 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim total sum of& ;nbs p; £1,500,000.00(One Million,five hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file.This is from a total cash prize of £15 Million pounds sterlings,,shared amongst the Winners with different amount won in this category i.e Match 3 plus bonus.Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been Processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our se c urity Protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Be informed that all participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 40,000 company and 20,000,000 individual email addresses from all over the world. This promotional program takes place every year and it is promoted and sponsored by Association of software producers.

Your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £1,500,000(One Million,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 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 contact our Fiduciary Agent for VALIDATION.

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Mr Roberts Andersin.
Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release order
Department,OSA CLAIMS PROCESSING LOTTERY AGENT.
TRANS-ATLANTIC S.A LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
Phone: +447024023096
Fax : +448701358211
E-mail: claimsagnt_roberts2@hotmail.com
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Endeavour to email him your full names,winning numbers,email address,telephone and fax numbers immediately.
Note that all winnning must be claimed before 20th of August 2006

Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Stella Wool (Mrs)
Online Coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY

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