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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:
  • "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 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.
  • newcastlelotto2006@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "kate smiths" <katesmiths71@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2007 19:08:26 +0000
Subject: you have won

UK-LOTTO Headquarters:
The Marina Offices,
St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX
England

Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#1018) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on Friday 22nd of
December, 2006 in NEWCASTLE UNITED-KINGDOM.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: and Bonus Ball
(02,11,27,29,36,44. Bonus Ball 15) which subsequently won you the
lottery in the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $300,760.00
(Three Hundred Thousand and Seven hundred and sixty US Dollars) in cash,
credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.

All participants for this 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 European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In
view of this, your $300,760.00 (Three Hundred Thousand and Seven hundred and
sixty US Dollars) will be released to you by any of our payment offices in
Europe.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact her. For security reasons,
you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your
claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you
deem
fit to receive your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to
avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be
warned!!

To file for your claim, contact our claims agent below with the
following information.

Names:

Email:

FULL NAMES OF
BENEFICIARY:...................................................................

CONTACT
ADDRESS:....................................................................................

CITY/STATE:................................................................................................

COUNTRY:...................................................................................................

NATIONALITY:.............................................................................................

SEX:......................AGE:..............................................................................

MARITAL
STATUS.......................................................................................

TEL NO:..........................................FAX
NO……………………………………………..

NEXT OF
KIN:............................................................................................

ANNUAL
INCOME:.......................................................................................

AMOUNT WON: $300,760.00 (Three Hundred Thousand and Seven hundred and
sixty
US Dollars)

REFENCE NO: UK/9420X2/68

BATCH NO:074/05/ZY369

LUCKY NO: Bonus Ball (02,11,27,29,36,44.Bonus Ball 15).

TICKET NO.56475600545 188

SERIAL NO:.5368/02..LOTTERY DATE: Friday 22nd of December 2006.

Congratulations once again from all members and staff of this program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery programs.

Yours faithfully,
Kate Smiths
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program
Please reply to newcastlelotto2006@yahoo.co.uk

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