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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +447031974036 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS fulani Abdulla" <info_fulani78@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: angel_fulani@luxmail.com
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:56:05 +0400
Subject: YOU ARE A WINNER

British Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
33 YATCH BASIN MARINA OFFICES,
UPON TYNE NEWCASTLE .LONDON

24/10/2006

Batch: 14/211/0374
Ref: BTL/311OXI/02



WINNING NOTIFICATION.
We happily announce to you the draw of the British lottery programs programs held on the 13th of Occtober 2006 in London, Your e-mail address attached, to ticket number: 694 75600545 721 with Serial number: 886/04 drew the lucky numbers:01-6-2-13-35-17, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of £800,000.00( Eight hundred thousand, pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file RPC/9080115322/44. This is from a total cash prize of £125 million pounds sterlings.

This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for British Lottery, The estimated 125 million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in U.K. history.The biggest was the 363 million pounds sterlings jackpot that went to two winners in a May 2000 drawing of The Big Game, Mega Millions' predecessor. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our
play coupon. In view of this, your £800,000.00 ( Eight hundred thousand,pounds sterlings) would be released to you via a courier service.

Our european agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.This promotion takes place annually.To file for your claim, please contact our claims processing officer with the below details for the processing of your claims.

Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary Agent Officer
Contact Person: Mrs. Fulani Syed Abdulla.
Email:syed_mhasriq@z6.com
angel_fulani@luxmail.com
TEL: +447031974036.

PLEASE FILLOUT THE VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM AND SEND TO MR MARTYN MORGAN FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONS.
1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________
2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________
____________________________________________
3.SEX:_______________
4. AGE:______
5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________
6.OCCUPATION:________________________
7.HAVE YOU APASSPORT OR LICENCE.............(identification on delivery)
8.ANNUAL INCOME..........................
9.INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION:
(A) CHEQUE
(B) DRAFT
(C) TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER IF BY TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER (Details of the account
where you want your funds transferred):
.......................................................... ...........................................................
10.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________
11.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________
12.LOTTO NUMBER:____________________ B. DRAW NUMBER:______________
13.TICKET NUMBER:___________________
14.SERIAL NUMBER:__________________
15.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________
16.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________
17. STATE:__________________________________
18. COUNTRY________________________________

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,
Mrs.Fulani Syed Abdulla.
Zonal Coordinator

Warning!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be using British National Lottery addresses, but are not from The British Lottery.
PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO :
CUSTOMER CARE/COMPLAINTS DEPT :uk_nationallottery_promo2006@msn.com

LAST WINNERS ON BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE GAME.

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