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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 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.
  • +447024072496 (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.
  • customer_careservice01@yahoo.co.uk
  • claims_agentandrew01@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mr adason alon" <net_rep01@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:50:26 +0100
Subject: FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPD
                           FINAL WINNING  NOTIFICATION
     
We happily announce to you the draw (# 990) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday  19th August
2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188
with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 03 - 15 - 21 - 22 - 36
- 47 (bonus no 27), which subsequently won you the lottery in  the 2nd
category i.e match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved  to
claim a total sum of £117,345(One hundred and seventeen thousand, three
hundred and fourty five pounds) in cash credited to fil XYL
/26510460037/05 .

This is from a total cash prize of £2,642,830(Two million, six hundred
and fourty two thousand, eight hundred and thirty pounds)   shared
amongst the (14) 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,associatons and corporate bodies that are listed online.

This promotion takes place Twice weekly (Wednesdays and Saturday). The
idea of this promotion is that within ten years from now, there will be
notable richness amongst many unusual people around the world. This
will give many people the opportunity to get their lives to a stage where
they had always wanted. Kindly note that you will only be chosen in
this online email promotions once, which means that subsequent weekly
winnings will not get to you again, so its your choice to spend the funds
wisely on something that will last you a long time. And please do not
border following up this email, if you have benefited from this donation
in previous years.

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 £117,345(One hundred and seventeen thousand, three
hundred and fourty five pounds) 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 claims 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.

Warning!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be using
National Lottery addresses, but are not from The National Lottery. 
PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO :  
CUSTOMER CARE/COMPLAINTS DEPT: customer_careservice01@yahoo.co.uk
Don Mary was one of three winners to share the Lotto Rollover Jackpot
, each scooping a massive £750,000.00. 
To file for your claim, please  fill the form below and forward to our
fudiciary agent:
Email: claims_agentandrew01@yahoo.co.uk
Tel.: +447024072496

                        VERIFICATION  FORM

1.FULL NAMES:

2.CONTACT ADDRESS:

3.SEX:

4.AGE:

5.MARITAL STATUS:

6.OCCUPATION:

7. ANNUAL INCOME:

8.E-MAIL DDRESS:

9.TELEPHONE NUMBER:

10. LOTTO NUMBERS:

B. DRAW NUMBER:

11.TICKET NUMBER:

12.SERIAL NUMBER:

13.AMOUNT WON:

14. STATE:

15. COUNTRY:

Your sincerely Sir Andrew Maxwell
Online Co-ordinator for U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International
Program

     
© 2006 Uk National Lottery. All rights reserve

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