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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • +447024016058 (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.
  • nlotteryagent@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY" <draw_result008@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: nlotteryagent@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 13:54:53 +0000
Subject: RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE.. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT

The National Lottery Commission
London
SW1P 2BQ
REF Nº: EGS/2251256003/02
BATCH Nº:14/0017/1PD

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE

National Lottery wishes to inform you about the results of the E-mail
address ballot lottery international program by Great Britain held on 28th
of October 2006. Your email account has been picked as a winner of TWO
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS ONLY.

This results is now released to you on the 1st of November 2006 and your
email address attached in the A Category bonus ball 04 05 06 12 20 29 and
bonus ball 30

Be advice to 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, for the release of your winning; kindly contact your claims agent
in National Lottery Head Quarters with the following details:

NAME OF CLAIM AGENT: MR PATRICK MIKEL
PHONE: +447024016058
FAX: +448704787532
Email: nlotteryagent@yahoo.co.uk

You are to quote your lucky number for confirmation on your winning.
All winning must be claimed not later than 1st of December 2006. After this
date all unclaimed funds will be returned to European Union Treasury as
unclaimed. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications please remember to quote your reference number in all
correspondence.
You are therefore advised to give the following information to your claim's
agent via email which is nlotteryagent@yahoo.co.uk

1. Full name and address.
2. Country.
3. Tel and fax number.
4. Occupation.

Congratulations from the staff and thank you for being part of email account
users program.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr THOMAS WILSON,
Executive. (National Lottery International)

Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn
Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams
(Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive),
Mr. Michael Cole (Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman).

Material Copyright © 2006 The Lottery Co. Ltd

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