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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:
  • "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.
  • +447024053365 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448712539007 (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.
  • info_fid_richardk2006@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MrRichard Kllyod" <richard_k04@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:08:57 -0800
Subject: SWEEPSTAKES UPDATES{CONTACT CLAIMS AGENT}

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68/OM
Batch: 074/05/ZY369/OM
Fax: +448712539007
Tel: +447024053365

SWEEPSTAKES UPDATES{CONTACT CLAIMS AGENT}

We happily announce to you the draw (#1102) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 15th July,
2006.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188/OM with Serial
number 5368/02/OM drew the lucky numbers:06-12-19-20-38-39 (bonus no.13),
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 £244,610 (two
hundred and fourty four thousand, six hundred and ten pounds sterling) in
cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03/OM.This is from a total
cash prize of £1,467,660 shared amongst the first (6) lucky winners in this
category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World
Wide Websites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
unions, associations,and corporate bodies that are listed online. This
promotion takes place twice, 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,You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£244,610 (two hundred and fourty four thousand, six hundred and ten pounds
sterling) would be released to you by any of our payment offices
in Europe.Our European agents will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact them.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims 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 Richard k. Llyod.
Email:info_fid_richardk2006@yahoo.com


1, Names in Full....................
2, Winning e-mail address...........
3, Contact phone numbers............
4, Country/City.....................
5, Age..............................
6, Sex..............................
7, Amount won.......................
8, Batch & Refference numbers.......
9, Occupation.......................
10,Next of Kin......................

You are also advised to clearly state a convinient payment option, from the
two available options to receive your winnings.

1, Diplomatic/Courier delivery option.
2, Swift/Bank wire transfer option.

Upon your desired mode of payment chosen, you will be reffered to the
appriopriate offices/authorities where you can redeem your winnings.

For further clarification/verification of your claims, Please call on any of
our official numbers as stated in notification e-mail for immediate
attention if required.

You can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your winnings
and also get a prize breakdown:-
http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/resultsHistory/resultsHistoryAction.do

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Richard K. Lloyd.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

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