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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:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • verification23unit@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: THE UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY <thenotification@primus.ca>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 07:52:13 -0400
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION MAIL

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#1066) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Wednesday 27th
September 2006.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188
with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
04-08-16- 19-34- 40 38

(bonus ball)
Bonus ball (#38)which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category i.e match 6 plus bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim a
total sum of #141.022(One hundred and forty one thousand,twenty-two pounds
sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a
total cash prize of #1,833,286 shared amongst the (13) 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 #141.022(One hundred and forty one
thousand,twenty-two pounds sterling) 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 her.

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.
To file for your claim, fill the verification form below
1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________
2.ADDRESS:______________________________________

3.SEX:_______________

4.AGE:________
5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________
6.OCCUPATION:________________________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________

9.LOTTO NUMBER:____________________ B. DRAW NUMBER:______________
10.TICKET NUMBER:___________________
11.SERIAL NUMBER:__________________
12.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL____________

13. COUNTRY________________________________
and contact our fiduciary agent:Mrs. Sharon Cole with the email address
below

Email:verification23unit@yahoo.co.uk
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Richard K. Lloyd.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.


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Lottery
Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of
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