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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.
  • +447011137058 (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.
  • davidseaman000@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?sweepstakes.ukonlinelottery@aliceadsl.fr?=" <sweepstakes.ukonlinelottery@aliceadsl.fr>
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 12:51:17 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Batch:_074/05/ZY369?=




UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
THE MARINA OFFICES, ST. PETERS YATCH BASIN,
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1HX
ENGLAND

Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369


ONLINE SWEEPSTAKES WINNING NOTIFICATION

Dear Lucky Winner,

We happily announce to you the draw (#1130) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Wednesday 25th of October, 2006. It is yet to be claimed and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION as regards this. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers15 . 18 . 23 . 31 . 37 . 49 . [38] Bonus Ball, 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 USD$2,500,000.00 (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of $10,000,000,00 shared amongst the first four (4) lucky winners in this category. 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 every 6 months.

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 (Two Million Five Hundred U.S Dollars} will 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 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!!!

Contact your Online Claims Agent:

Mr. David Seaman

Official Email: davidseaman000@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +447 011 137 058
Fax: +448 704 900 711
Endeavor to email him immediately.

You are to provide him with the following information:

1. Name:
2. Address:
3. Marital Status:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality:
8. Country of Residence:
9. Telephone Number:
10. Mobile/Cell Phone Number:
11. Fax Number:
12. Best time to call you in the morning:
13. Best time to call you in the night:
14. Email Address:
15. Draw Number above:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF INDIVIDUAL:
..........................................................
..........................................................
............................................................

I __ __________________________ hereby declare that the above information is true and binding on me. If at any time it is discovered that I have given false information, I will forfeit my rights to my winnings.

Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY ORGANISATION.

Yours faithfully,

Sir. William Smith.
Online Coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY INC.
Sweepstakes International Program.

(Copyright ) 1995-2006 The UK National Lottery Inc.
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CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.




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