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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:
  • "claim 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 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.
  • uklottoclaimsagent01_draw111@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "2006 NL ONLINE DRAW" <THOMSONASSOCIATES@prodigy.net>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:51:35 -0800
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION FOR UK NATIONAL LOTTERY 2006

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are pleased to notify you the draw (111) of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY,Online Sweepstakes International
Lottery Program held on 20Th August,2006.

Participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from a pool of over 25,000 names of
distinguished professionals drawn from
Europe,America,Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-
East, parts of Africa, and North & South America as
part of our international promotions programme
conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas
entries.

We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take
part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.

The result of our computer draw (111) selected your
name and email address attached to e-ticket number:
56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the
lucky numbers: 15 . 18 . 21 . 31 . 36 . 47 (bonus
no.46), 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
Five Million Eight Hundred AND Fifty Six Thousand,
Six Hundred and Fifty Two Pounds Sterling in cash
credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a
total cash prize of Sixteen Million Pounds shared
amongst the first Six (6) lucky winners in this
category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.

Your prize award has been insured in your name and is
ready for claims.

To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to
expeditiously contact our licensed and accredited
claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners within a
period of 21 days (date of this email inclusive) for
the processing of your winning and remittance to your
designated bank account after all statutory
obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with.

This promotion takes place 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, your
FiveMillion Eight Hundred AND Fifty Six Thousand, Six
Hundred and Fifty Two Pounds Sterling would be
released to you by any of our payment offices in
Europe.

Please be informed that claims not processed within
the stipulated period may be forfeited to the pool
without further notice.

Our European agent will immediately commence the
process to facilitate the release of your funds as
soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish
contact via e-mail with the particulars presented
below citing the batch and reference numbers to this
letter between the hours of 8.00am - 7.30pm on Monday
through Friday.

Overseas Claims Unit
Contact Person: Robert Kings
Email: uklottoclaimsagent01_draw111@yahoo.co.uk


You will be furnished with more informations.

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