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

Fraud email example:

From: info.management@comcast.net (Lottery Award Company)
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 18:48:41 +0000
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF LOTTERY WINNING

SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
BRITISH LOTTERY
P O Box 4539.
#24 Lyndhurst Road,
London NW3 5PQ,
United Kingdom.
Ref : UK/9420X2/68.
Batch: 074/06/ZY369.
(Customer Services)

NOTIFICATION OF LOTTERY WINNING

We happily announce to you the draw (#966) of the SWEEPSTAKES ONLINE LOTTERY International program held on 27th September, 2006.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number : 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
05 06 08 19 34 38
and bonus ball number: 11

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1500,000 (One million five hundred thousand pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £6,500,000 shared amongst the first four(4)lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 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 yearly. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe. In view of this, your £1500,000(One million five hundred thousand pounds sterlings) would be released to you in our ANY OF OUR BRANCH office.Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

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.Please you are advised to contact the validating officer with your winning numbers 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, please contact our validating officer via his email below and provide him with this info


1. Name:
2. Address:
3. Marital Status:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality:
8. Country Of Residence:
9. Telephone Number (Country Code)-(Area Code)- Phone Number):
10. Cell Number (Country Code) - (Cell Phone Number):
11. lucky Numbers above:
12.payment method:check delivery or Bank transfer

Mr.JOHN CLARKE(claim officer)
Phone Number: (44) 701 112 8490
Email: claimagent_johnclarke@yahoo.co.uk

CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF SWEEPSTAKES ONLINE LOTTERY
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Brian Hunt.
Online coordinator for SWEEPSTAKES ONLINE LOTTERY.

Mr. Brian Hunt.
Online coordinator
BELOW ARE THE SPONSORS OF THIS PROGRAM
Executives:
Dr. P. Swier (CEO), Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Lonni K Anderson (Legal Representative), Mrs. Lyudmyla Marchukova(Regional Manager), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman), Mr. Chris Moritz(International Relation Officer).

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