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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • winners_award_uksweepstakespromo@hotmail.com
  • uknationallotery_agent44@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: Winning Notification <uknationallottery_agent44@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 01:17:01 -0300
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION


UK INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION
DEPARTMENT INCORPORATED
P O BOX 1010
LIVERPOOL, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/

                                       BTL NOTIFICATION DESK

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are happily announce to you the draw (#1071) of the UK NATIONAL PROMOTION , online Sweepstakes International program held on on Friday 11, Aug , 2006. It is yet to be unclaimed and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION as regards this.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial number 1071 drew the lucky numbers: (07) (13) (31) (43) (45) (47) (bonus )(23)


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 £147,516 { one hundred and fortyseven thousand five hundred and sixteen Great Britain pounds Sterlings} in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £1,770,192 {one million seven hundred and seventy thousand one hundred and ninty two Great Britain pounds sterlings} was approved for the(12)lucky winners in this category i.e Match 6 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.

Please 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 £1,183,917 {one million one hundred and eightythree thousand nine hundred and seventeen Great Britain pounds Sterlings}will 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 till 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!!!: 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: winners_award_uksweepstakespromo@hotmail.com
Please be warned.To file for your claim, please contact our fudiciary agent:
Please contact Your Claims Agent:
Email: uknationallotery_agent44@yahoo.co.uk


Endeavour to fill the form below when contacting our claim office.

FULL NAME .................. .................... ...................
(Last name) (middle initial) (First Name)

COMPANY NAME:[optional]:.......


FULL RESIDENTIAL CONTACT:......

SEX:..... OFFICIAL AGE:.....

MARITIAL STATUS:......

OCCUPATION /PROFESSIONAL STATUS:.....

ANNUAL INCOME:......

REFERENCE NUMBER: REF:........

BATCH NUMBER:................

HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENCE .(identification on delivery):.....

TEL:...... FAX:........ If any)

NATIONALITY:......
International Program
E-MAIL:......

INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION:(A) TELEGRAPHIC (B) BY UPS COURIER SERVICES
TRANSFER ACCOUNT COORDINATES IF BY TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER
(Details of the account where you want your funds transferred):.......

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/ INDIVIDUAL:.......

Please Note :Any Information's found to be invalid at any time renders your claims Invalid and Void

Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Susan Moore
Online coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes.

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