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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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 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.
  • +4407011128929
• 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.
  • agent_david_wallace@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: THE NATIONAL LOTTERY UK <info@national-lotteryuk.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 05:10:20 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!


The British National Lottery
P.O Box 1010,
Liverpool.
L70 1NL.

FINAL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION DRAW

Dear Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the winners In the
NATIONAL LOTTERY UK Program held on SATURDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER, 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 564 75600545-188
with serial Number 5388/06 drew Lucky Numbers 03, 08, 20, 22, 34,
40,and (38) which consequently won in the 2nd Category draws, you
have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 123,000.00GBP
(One Hundred and Twenty-Three Thousand Great Britain Pound Sterling)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you Keep your
winning information confidential until your claims have been fully
processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid multiple claims and unwarranted abuse of this program
by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and
names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place
every five years.

This lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some
multinational companies in Europe as part of their social responsibility to
the citizens. This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for
British Lottery. The estimated 125 million sterling jackpot would be
the sixth biggest in U.K. history. The biggest was the 363 million
sterling jackpot that went to two winners in a May 2000 drawing of The Big
Game, Mega Millions' predecessor.

Please contact the claims agent immediately for due Processing and
remittance of your prize money;

DAVID WALLACE
CLAIMS AGENT
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY UK
TEL: +44 (0) 701 112 8929
FAX: +44 (0) 870 479 6076
E-MAIL: agent_david_wallace@yahoo.co.uk

You are advised to contact your claims agent by email and/or fax within
a week of receipt of this notice. Failure to do so may warrant
immediate disqualification.

Please note that in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
Complications, remember to quote your reference numbers and batch
numbers in all correspondence with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: NL/491OXI/06
BATCH NUMBER: QTR-4
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent
as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.
Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Katrina Woods
Online co-ordinator

N.B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail. Contact your
claims agent.
Copyright 1990-2006 The British National Lottery Inc. All rights
reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines.

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