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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.

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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 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.
  • fiduciaryofficer_jameel@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY" <richardlloyd@delphiforums.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 09:48:33 +0000
Subject: UK LOTTERY ONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK.


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

UK-LOTTO Headquarters:
The Marina Office,
St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle, NE6 1HX,
England.

Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 089/04/ZY722.
We are pleased to inform you that you are among the winners of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNET PROMOTION PROGRAM. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all parts of the world as part of our electronic business Promotions Program.
As a result of your visiting various websites, you/your Company email address attached to ticket number 56475600545 188, with serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 and Bonus number 12 , Your Reference Number is: UK/9420X2/68 and consequently you won in the Second Category of the U.K National Lottery LOTTO DRAW.
You have therefore been approved for the payment of the sum of GBP £250, 000, 00 in cash. This is from the total prize money of GBP £2,650,000.00 shared among the international winners in the Second category. CONGRATULATIONS!

Please be informed that your winnings of the sum of GBP £250,000.00 has been zoned to the European Processing Office. Contact your Claim's agent and give them your full names so that they will re-insure your winning under your full names.
EUROPEAN CONTACT AGENCY:
MR. JAMEEL ALSORAYHI AND ASSOCIATES LTD U.K,
Email: fiduciaryofficer_jameel@yahoo.co.uk
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
(a) Note that there exists a periodic condition of three weeks on all claims process, failure to comply would lead to disqualification and
winnings Forfeiture. Winners are therefore advised to expedite their claims process.
(b) Being one of the lucky winners, you constitute entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of our terms and conditions
of claims to avoid any discrepancy in the cause of payment of your prize award winning.
Yours faithfully,
Sir Richard Lloyd
Online Promo Coordinator.


NOTE: To avoid disqualification or double claiming, we advice that your winnings should be kept very confidential until your cash prize has been remitted to you. This is in accordance with section 13(1) (n) of the National Gambling Act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3rd July 1996 by the constitutional assembly.


The UK National Lottery Sweepstakes International Program
The UK National Lottery Inc. All rights reserved

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