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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:

• 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.
  • +447031907902 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704786571 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: uk lotto <uk_nationallottery_claimsoffice@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:53:05 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION!



The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL

FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF Nº: EGS/2251256003/02
BATCH Nº:14/0017/1PD
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE
The National U.K Lottery wishes you Season Greetings and to inform you that the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Great Britain held on 9TH DECEMBER, 2006 and your email account have been picked as a lucky winner of SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND STERLING POUNDS ONLY ( ₤600,000.00).

This results is now released to you on 18TH DECEMBER , 2006 and your email address is attached in the B Category ball and
bonus ball . Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Microsoft users from 30,000 companies and individual email addresses users.
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 funds,kindly contact your claims agent in the Uk National Lottery Head Quarters MRS. HELEN CARSON and you are to quote your lucky number for confirmation on your winning.
All winning must be claimed not later than 29TH OF DECEMBER, 2006 after this date all unclaimed funds will be retured 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 informations to your claim's agent via email which is ukl_fiduciaryagent@uk2.net
Telephone:+447031907902
Fax No: +448704786571
1. Full name and address.
2. Country.
3. Tel and fax number.
4.Occupation.
That way, the Winning Certificate and all other relevant documents/paperwork can be prepared for you.For security purpose, you are advise to keep this winning information confidential till the claims is perfected and duly processed and the money remitted to you in whatever way you deem fit to collect your prize.

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

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Julie Van Hans,
Executive.(Euro Lottery Intern.)

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).
Copyright © 2006 British Lottery International

MRS JULIE VAN HANS,
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VICE PRESIDENT



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