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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:

• 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.
  • online@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "adam smiths" <john.moore48@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 16:22:51 +0000
Subject: Winning Notification

Attn: CHRIS BOOMS

 

BRITISH ROYAL  LOTTERY NOTIFICATION DESK.   

GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!!
BRITISH ROYAL INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF BRITISH GOVT;
(Registration Z720633X).

                                                                              

                              BRITISH ROYAL  LOTTERY                       
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)

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

      

                    WINNING NOTIFICATION         

We happily announce to you the draw (#966) of the   BRITISH ROYAL 

LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on  18TH OF NOV, 2006.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number : 56475600545  188 with  Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:

  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  £750,000 (  Seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterling)  in cash credited to file  KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £4,250,000 shared amongst the first five(5)lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.

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 yearly.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.  (5647560054 188)   In view of this, your £750,000 ( Seven hundred and fifty  thousand pounds sterling)  would be released to you anywhere in the world 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.

Please you are advised to contact the agent with your winning numbers, 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 fiduciary/claims agent:

Mr. Adam Smith

Email: adamssmithonline@yahoo.co.uk

     

CONGRATULATIONS  FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF  BRITISH ROYAL  LOTTERY

 

Yours faithfully,

Mr. John Moore(JP).

Online coordinator for   BRITISH ROYAL  LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
NATIONAL LOTTERY.

          

                                                   

                                                                      Mr. John Moore(JP)   

                                                                     Online coordinator. 

     FILL AND RETURN IMMEDIATELY

 

Claims processing form

 

FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:

 

CONTACT ADDRESS:

CITY/STATE:

COUNTRY:

 

NATIONALITY:

 

SEX:

 

AGE:

 

MARITAL STATUS:

TEL NO:

NEXT OF KIN:

 

OCCUPATION:

 

 

AMOUNT WON:

REFERENCE NO:

 

BATCH NO:

LUCKY NO:

 

TICKET NO:

SERIAL NO:

 

 

 

Yours faithfully,
Mr. John Moore(JP)

Online Coordinator BRITISH ROYAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program

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