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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.
  • +447031954260 (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.
  • contact_verificationunit@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Michael Anderson" <info_winnings1@o2.pl>
Reply-To: "Mr Michael Anderson" <contact_verificationunit@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 21:48:25 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATION LUCKY WINNER!!!

UK LOTTERY ONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK.
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!!
BRITISH ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X).


UK Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.LONDON
Ref: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch: 12/25/0304

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (#1102) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on September 4th 2006.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 19.21.22.38.42.49.[45]Bonus Ball,
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.ematch 5 plus
bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,850,000.00 (One
Million Eight hundred & Fifty Thousand Pounds sterling) in cash credited to
file KTU/90231108/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £5,400,000.00 shared amongst the first
four (4) 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 weekly until the end of the year. (31/12/2006)


Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.
(5647560054) In view of this, your £1,850,000.00 would 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.

please you are advised to contact the agent with your winning numbers, this
is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

To claim your prize, please write to the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY FIDUCIARY AGENT
with your details as stated below
FIDUCIARY AGENT
OVER SEAS CLAIM UNIT
DR. Mark Pullen
EMAIL:contact_verificationunit@yahoo.com.hk
PHONE NUMBER:+44 703 195 4260(Outside UK)


YOUR DETAILS
1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:

CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.


Yours faithfully,
Mr. Michael Anderson
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
NATIONAL LOTTERY.

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