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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.
  • claimsagent_uk_lottop06@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ENGLAND LOTTERY" <announcement_1006@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 04:15:51 +0000
Subject: PRIZE ALERT FOR 27/10/06 . LAST NOTIFICATION !!!

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS

                                                        

                                    

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/14026XZ/06,
Batch: 703/06/UKL369

                                                   

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 

ATTENTION : Lucky Ticket Number 01-14-21-30-35-48

We happily announce to you the draw (#1067) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 17th,October.06.Your e-mail address attached with Serial number 5368/13 drew the Lucky Ticket Numbers:01-14-21-30-35-48(bonus no.24), 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 £178,300(One Hundred and Seventy Eight Thousand and Three Hundred  Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KL/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize  of  £891,500 shared amongst the (5) lucky winners in this category i.e.  Match 5 plus bonus.

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Results 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 (wed and sat).
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential until your claims are processed. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

Find Below your Winning Verification Form, which is to be completed by you and sent back for the processing of your Winnings prize.
CLAIM FORM. WN:06/805  Your application for the claim of your lottery winning will be duly processed and settlement be made upon completion.

Therefore, carefully fill in the appropriate information in the spaces
provided below IN CAPITAL LETTERS and return this form to us as email attachment  to facilitate our immediate processing of your claim.

Full Name:--------------------------------------
Delivery Address:------------------------------

Tel:---------------------------------------------

Occupation:------------------------------------

Age:--------------------------------------------

PAYMENT SCHEME FORM (B6)
SUBJECT: Notification of Winning Approval.
PRIZE VALUE CURRENCY MILLION THOUSAND HUNDRED CENTS GBP This is for you to indicate the method of payment you want LOTTO NL to pay you the prize you won.

MODE OF PAYMENT----------------BANK TRANSFER

You therefore required to contacting either of these payment centers
and relating to your fiduciary agent :
Mr John Albert.

Official Email: claimsagent_uk_lottop06@yahoo.co.uk

Warning!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be using International Lottery Organisation addresses, but are not from The International Lottery Organisation.

  

LAST WINNERS ON BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE GAME.

Good luck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Wilton Blair

Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Promotions

    

Copyright © 1994-2006 The British International Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline

      

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