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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.
• 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.
  • +447005942772 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447005942388 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447780972826
• 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.
  • winnings_verification@mail.md (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: uknationallottery@f2s.com (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:00:38 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!




FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION.
Ref.: NLT/46543492672
Batch: NLT/12165430987
winnings_verification@mail.md

Dear Lucky Winner,
RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION.
We are pleased to notify you of the draw (#978) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on 21st of February 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,
Australia, Middle East, Asia,New Zealand, parts of Africa and North & South
America as part of our international promotions programme conducted annually to
encourage prospective overseas entries. We hope with part of your prize awards,
you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.

The result of our computer draw (#978) selected your name and email address
attached to e-ticket number:5987654324508 with Serial number 500871276 drew the
lucky numbers: 6779-2113-2803 (bonus no.09), which subsequently won you the
lottery in the 2nd categoryi.e. match 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of Five Hundred Thousand
Pounds Sterlings(£500,000.00) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This
is from a total cash prize of £15,000,000 million shared amongst the first
Fifty (50) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.

To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to immediately contact the
programme Co-ordinators via any of the email below by filling out the attached
claims form or proviing the information required within a period of 21 days
(date of this email inclusive) for the processing of your winnings.

Please Contact:
Co-ordinator: Mrs Margaret Preedy
Assistant Co-ordinator: Mr Kenneth Spicer
DIRECT PHONE: +44 7780 972 826
TELEPHONE: +44 7005 942 772
FAX.: +44 207 900 2312
FAX: + 44 7005 942 388

Email: winnings_verification@mail.md

Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period may be
forfeited to the pool without further notice. Our winners are assured of the
utmost standard of confidentiality and press anonymity until the end of
proceedings.Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of
confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated
with fraudulent claims, this is part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Best Regards,
Hugh Buffet Jnr
Programme Director.
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FIND ATTACHED IS THE CLAIMS FORM.

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