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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:
  • "claims 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 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.
  • nancy_brown203@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: martinduke@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 17:33:40 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?YOUR=20EMAIL=20ADDRESS=20WON=20THE=20UK=20NATIONAL=20LOTTERY=20=28=20CONGRATULATION=20=29=20=21=21=21?=

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
P O BOX 1010
LIVERPOOL, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)


Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
Date:9th Sptember, 2006.



WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#966) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held 27th August, 2006.Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serialnumber
5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 05 21 23 28 40 48 26 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 Ã-£850,000 (Eight
hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterlings)in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of ã1,000,000 shared amongst the first
four(5)lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from WorldWide
Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000unions,associations,
and corporate bodies that are listed online.This promotiontakes place weekly.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
bookletrepresentative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.

In view of this, your Ã-£850,000 (Eight hundred and fifty thousand
pounds sterlings)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 her.For security
reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential 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 claims agent:
Mrs Nancy Brown EMAIL:nancy_brown203@yahoo.co.uk Goodluck from me and members
of staff of the uk national lottery.


FILLING PROCESSING FORM

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)


You are to fill and submit the below infomation to Mrs Nancy Brown via
email to nancy_brown203@yahoo.co.uk

DRAW NO________________

FULL NAMES_______________

ADRESSES_________________

AMOUNT WON______________

COUNTRY__________________

TEL NUMBER_______________

AGE______________________


Yours faithfully,
Martin Duke
Online coordinator for uk national lottery, Sweepstakes International Program.Open
7 days 8am-8pm




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