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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447031923858 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447031941120 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • unitedkindomlotteryonline2006@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UK LOTTERY <uklotteryonline8@bk.ru>
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:10:42 +0400
Subject: YOU HAVE WON


P O Box 4279
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UKON/5464K2/71
Batch: 012/05/DR432
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Ticket Number: 1356683522 352
Serial Number: 3422/05
Lucky Numbers: 17 20 27 35 36 42
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We happily announce to you the draw (#05/3) of the UK NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY,Sweepstakes International program held on 6th of OCTOBER 2006 Your e-mail address.******** (winners email)********which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.ematch 5 plus bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 535,000(Five hundred and Thirty five thousand great britain pounds) in cash credited to file KTU/467557844/05. This is from a total cash prize of 1,000,000,00 shared amongst the first Three (3 )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 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 250,000(Two hundred and fifty thousand great britain pounds) would be released to you
by any of our affiliated couriers company . Our 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.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 claims agent:
********************************************************************

MR.Thomas Bradley
EMAIL: unitedkindomlotteryonline2006@yahoo.co.uk (http://ca.f605.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=unitedkindomlotteryonline2006@yahoo.co.uk) Phone Number:+447031923858
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Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,Richard k. LloydUK NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
Sweepstakes International Program.
FILLOUT THE LOTTERY VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM AND SEND TO Mr.Thomas Bradley FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONS. 1.FULL NAMES:______________________________________________________
2.ADDRESS,CITY, STATE,ZIPICODE:_______________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
3.SEX:______________________________4. AGE:_________________________
5.MARITAL STATUS:__________________________________________________
6.OCCUPATION:_______________________________
7. COMPANY:_____________________ B. POSITION HELD:____________________
8.HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENSE:____________ ( for identification on delivery )
9.ANNUAL INCOME:____________________________________________________
10..E-MAIL ADDRESS:__________________________________________________
11.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________________ ( state best time to call )
12.LOTTO NUMBER:________________ B. DRAW NUMBER:_____________________
13.TICKET NUMBER:___________________ B. SERIAL NUMBER:_________________
14.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL____________________________
15.AMOUNT WON:_____________________________________________________
16. BANK NAME:______________________________________________________
17. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:_____________________________________________ Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified LAST WINNERS ON BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE GAME. Past winners round the world with full of

I congratulate you on your winning and encourage you
to make Judicious use of your prize. Yours faithfully,

Brian Hunt.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
+44 703-194-1120
(Open 7 days 8am-11pm.)N.B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Contact our claims department.

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