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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:
  • "fudiciary" (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.
  • martin_carlos2006@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Martin Carlos <martincarlos2006@aim.com>
Reply-To: martin_carlos2006@yahoo.es
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 15:13:55 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION


FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
78 LAKESIDE ROAD WEST,KESINTON- LONDON.N34 OD5 ENGLAND
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPD

WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw (#1085) of THE NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on 10th August
2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188
with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
03 -10- 19 -33 -35 -38 08 (Bonus Ball)
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category for Match 6.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £190,000
(One hundred and ninety thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to
file XYL /26510460037/05.
This is from a total cash prize of £570,000 (Five hundred and seventy
thousand pounds sterling) shared amongst the (3) lucky winners in this
category for Match 6. 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
co-operate bodies that are listed online.
This promotion takes place Twice a year. 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
£190,000 (One hundred and ninety thousand pounds sterling) would
be released to you by our payment office in UK. Our Fudiciary 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 is processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse
of this program, Please be warned.
Congratulations once again from all the staff here. In order to verify
your winnings, we need your particulars for record purposes, Attached
here is a copy of our verifications form, please fill accordingly so
as to proceed with your winnings. Once again congratulations from all
the staff.

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM
1.FULL NAMES: _________________________________
2.ADDRESS: ______________________________________________
_________________________________________
3.SEX:__________
4.AGE:_________
5.MARITAL STATUS: ________________________________
6.OCCUPATION: _________________________________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:____________________________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:______________________________________
9.REF NUMBERS _____________ BATCH NUMBER: ___________________
10.TICKET NUMBER: _________________________________
11.SERIAL NUMBER: _________________________
12.AMOUNT WON: _______________________________________
13.CITY:___________________ ZIP CODE:_____________________________
14.STATE: ______________________________
15.COUNTRY: ______________________________________________
16.HOW DO YOU FEEL AS A WINNER:_________________________________

To file for your claim, please fill and submit your verification form
to our claims department immediately via email.

Fudiciary agent: Matin Carlos
Email:martin_carlos2006@yahoo.es

Warning!!! Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be using
The National Lottery addresses, but are not from The National Lottery,
So beware!!!. Once again congratulations...

Mrs. Linda Wilson
Online Co-ordinator

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam