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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.
  • mcknight_rolands477@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: THE UKONL LOTTERY <noticedesk@theukonl06.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 04:12:23 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: YOU HAVE WON (UKONL2006)...REDEEM YOUR PRIZE!!!


UKONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK.
(Registration Z720633X).
20 A'BECKETS AVENUE
PALDWICK, BOGNOR REGIS,
WEST SUSSEX, PO21 4LX,
UNITED KINGDOM.
REF. NO.: UK/9420X2/68
BATCH NO.:074/05/ZY369

DRAW #477 WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!

We happily announce to you the draw (#477) of the UNITED KINGDOM HIGHSTAKE ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY. Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: (05)-(21)-(23)-(28)-(40)bonus #(26), Which subsequently won you the prize in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.

You have been approved to claim a total sum of £1,225,000 (One Million, Two Hundred And Twenty-Five Thousand Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file U/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £3,675,000 divided amongst the first three(3)lucky winners in this category .

All participants for the UKONLINE 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 bimonthly. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our British booklet representative office in London as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your £1,225,000 (One Million, Two Hundred And Twenty-Five Thousand Pounds Sterling) would be released to you by our affiliate Forwarding security service in London.

Below is a Winners Application Form which you are to fill and return to the Claims Financial Agent to commence your first claims mode.
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WINNERS APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM FORM
(EMAIL ADDRESS TICKET NO:56475600545 188)

[FULL NAME OF WINNER]:..............................
[FULL MAILING ADDRESS]:.............................
[COUNTRY/ REGION]:......................................
[STATE/ PROVINCE]:.......................................
[DATE OF BIRTH]:...........................................
[SEX]:.............................................................
[MARITAL STATUS]:.......................................
[OCCUPATION]:..............................................
[CURRENT E-MAIL]:........................................
[TEL HOME]:...................................................
[CELLPHONE NUMBER]:.................................
[FAX]:............................................................
[BATCH NUMBER]:......................................
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SEND FILLED APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM TO:
Name of Agent: Mcknight Rolands(MR)
City/Country : WEST SUSSEX, PO21 4LX,UNITED KINGDOM.
Email : mcknight_rolands477@myway.com

Please be informed that for the interest and safety of winning claims, the UKONLINE LOTTERY Guarrantees strict confidentiality with regards to information and particulars.The board would not be held responsible for information disclosed to a third party as a result of failure on your part to adhere to STRICT CONFIDENTIALITY POLICY even at the point of payment.BE WARNED!!!

Yours faithfully,

MRS:MILLER JACKSON
UKONLINE LOTTERY NOTICE DESK.
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© 2006 UKONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY. All rights reserved.

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