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

Fraud email example:

From: lottery3cord@sify.com
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:24:04 +0600 (IST)
Subject: ATTN:WINNING NOTIFICATION


BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:

CUSTOMER SERVICE,

ST21 6LQ ECCLESHALL, STAFFORDSHIRE, LONDON-ENGLAND



Ref:KPC/9080118308/02/TCA

Batch:12/25/0034



ATTN:WINNING NOTIFICATION



We happily announce to the draw of the British Lottery International programs held on the 7th of November,2006 in London. Youre-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545188 with Serialnumber 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers:31-6-26-13-35-7,which subsequentlywon you the lottery inthe 2nd category. You have therefore been approvedto claim a total sum of US$2,500,000.00 (Two Million, Five hundredthousand, United States Dollars) in cash credited to fileKPC/9080118308/02/TCA.

This is from a total cash prize ofUS$75,000,000.00 Seventy Five Million United State Dollars shared amongst the first fifty

(50) lucky winners in this grand category "B".This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for British Lottery. The estimated $75 Million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest inU.K.history.

The biggest was the $363Million jackpot that went to twoin January 2005 drawing of The Big Game Mega Millions'predecessor.

Please note that your lucky winning number fallswithin our European booklet representative office in Europeas indicated in our play coupon. In view of this,your $USD2,500,000.00(Two Million,Five Hundred Thousand, United States Dollars) would

be transferred toyour designated Bank account.

Our approved agent will immediately commence on the processing of your claims, to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with them.

All participants were selected randomly from 'World Wide Web'site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place annually.

For security reasons,you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted toyou as required in this grand category "B".



This is apart of our precautionary me asure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.

Please be warned. To file for your claim, kindly contact ourfiduciary agent with the below details for processing of your claims.

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Name:Mr.Justine Hardene.

E-mail:foreignmanager_desk_uk@yahoo.co.uk

Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release order Department

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Note that all claims process and clearance procedures must beduly completed early to avoid impersonation arising to the issue of double claiming.

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or ourdesignated agent.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.



Yours faithfully,

Mr.Garry Howard.

Lottery Co-ordinator.

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