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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 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.
  • +447035901020 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • claimsofficer700@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ukloterywiner07@terra.es" <ukloterywiner07@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 05:36:48 +0100 (MET)
Subject: CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER!!!









UK National 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 (#978) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on WEDNESDAY THE 9TH OF JANUARY 2007.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 5647560054 188 with Serial
number 5368/02 jack pot lotto winners drew the lucky
numbers:(-02-06-21-34-35-49-(46-)"bonus no 46. whichsubsequently 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 GBP 48O,204.00 (FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND FOUR POUNDS)
in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03 in a total sum of £1,000,000 (ONE million pounds sterlings) lotto Jckpot shared amongst the first four (10) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus! Bonus with percentage 16.9% .

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 weekly.Please note that your lucky winning
number falls within our London booklet representative office in London
as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your 480,204 (four
hundred and eighty thousand , two hundred and four pound sterling)
would be released to you by any of our payment offices in London.

Our fiduciary 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
claims is processed and your moneyremitted to you in whatever manner you
deem fit to claim your prize.

This is part! of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

For payment, please do provide with the following informations: And
send to our Fiduciary Agent.



VERIFICATION AND CLERANCE FORM

1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________

2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________

____________________________________________

3.SEX:_______________

4.AGE:________


5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________

6.OCCUPATION:________________________

7.FAX NUMBER:________________________

8.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________

9.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________

10.BATCH NUMBER:____________________ B. REF NUMBER:______________





12.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________

___________________________________________


13. COUNTRY________________________________


ENDEAVOUR TO MAIL AND FAX HIM YOUR DETAILS AS OUTLINED BELOW FOR FURTHER REFERENCES.

CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER TO FILE FOR YOUR CLAIMS.


MR WELLINGTON WEIGEL.
(CLAIMS OFFICER)
Email: claimsofficer700@yahoo.co.uk



TEL: +44 7035901020
+44 7011151180
+44 7024030910
Fax: +44 7005 800 664

ENDEAVOUR TO CALL YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT AS REGARDS YOUR CLAIMS.

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid dual claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.
Note.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!




Yours faithfully,
MRS AMANDA KELLY
ON-LINE CO-ORDINATOR
EUROPEAN UNION INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS,
Open 7 days 7am-7pm.





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