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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.
  • agentburns_claimsagency@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS.CATHERINE GRANT" <catherine-grant08@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: agent_richardhooper01@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:26:01 +0000
Subject: FROM THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY INT'L PROGRAM 2007!

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/8421X2/65
Batch: 076/05/ZY419
 
                                   WINNING NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to notify you the draw (#1032) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on the 2nd day of  January, 2007. 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 (#1032) selected your email address attached to e-ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 02.03.06.07.18.19 (24bonus 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 £2,600,000 (Two Million Six Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £10,533,120 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 £2,600,000 (Two Million Six Hundred Thousand 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 to Saturday.
 
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY : WINNING PRIZE CLAIMS-LOTTERY CLAIMS APPLICATION FORM-C (Prize Winning Receipt)
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[FULLNAME OF WINNER]........................[CURRENTADDRESS]....................
[COUNTRY/REGION]...............................[STATE/PROVINCE]............ ......
[AGE].........................................[SEX]........... ................................
[MARTIALSTATUS].....................[OCCUPATION]...................................
[CURRENTEMAIL]........ .............[TEL/FAX]........................................
[HOW DO YOU FEEL].................................................................... .
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ENTRY WINNING INFORMATION
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[ENTRYTICKET NR].........................
[DRAWDATE].. ............................
CLAIMANTSIGNATORY DECLARATION
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I,.........HEREBY DECLARE THAT I HAVE NEVER RECIEVED ANY SETTLEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOR ANY MEMBER OF MY FAMILY FILLED CLAIM ON MY BEHALF TO NATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION. I,..... THEREFORE, WANT THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING PROMOTION TO ACT ON MY BEHALF IN THE PROCESSING AND TRANSFER OF MY PRIZE AS INSTRUCTED BY ME.
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Contact Our Overseas Claims Point for your Winnings.

United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person:Mr. Gerrad Burns.
Email: agentburns_claimsagency@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: (+) 44 702 407 1318
FAX:   (+) 44 870 479 3241
 
Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Any lottery double claim detected by our monitoring committee will lead to the Uk national lottery canceling the winnings. Making a loss for both the real winner, and the fake (intended) claimer.
 

Sincerely,
Catherine Grant (Mrs),
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

 

                             Copyright © 2007 Uk National Lottery Inc.

 

 

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