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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:

• 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.
  • mrmike48457@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Mock Cadex <agentcadex@uknalonline.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 18:17:38 +0000
Subject: {Disarmed} !!! WINNER VERIFICATION FORM FOR CLAIM FORM!!!Ref: UK010105JAN!!!















UK NATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION CUSTOMER SERVICES 2006.


28 TAN FIELD ROADCROYDON. LONDON
Ref: UK010105JANBatch: JAN/2006/05




Dear Fejedelem,

We write to acknowledge receipt of your mail to us, and we are happy to inform you that your winning file via e-mail address:<mrmike48457@yahoo.com>attached to ticket number:013-2316-2002-577 with Serial number A025-09 drew the lucky numbers: (13)-(43)-(06)-(15)-(02)-(40)bonus # (09). which won in the second category of THE NATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS has been forwarded to us.

You have actually been chosen as one of the lucky winners. In this regards you have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of One Million Pounds Sterling in cash credited to file Ref:UK010105JAN PLEASE QUOTE THIS Ref:UK010105JAN in your future correspondence with us.

In furtherance of our statutory duties thereof as CLAIMS AGENTS to THE NATIONAL LOTTERY, we have been mandated to process and effect the release of your winning claim. In this regards you are required to forward immediately to our office an VERIFICATION FOR CLAIM FORM, a copy has been sent along with this mail, please fill into it the relevant information and send to my email address.

VERIFICATION FOR CLAIM FORM

FULL NAMES:.............................

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

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

POSTAL/STREET ADDRESS:...................

DATE OF BIRTH:.......................

SEX:..............

OCCUPATION:.............................

TELEPHONE:.............................

FAX:.............................

YOUR WINNING PARTICULARS:

FILE REF NUMBER............................

SERIAL NUMBER........................

TICKET NUMBER......................

LUCKY NUMBER:.............................

AMOUNT WON:.............................

YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS:.............................


BEST REGARDS
CLAIMS AGENT
MR. MOCK CADEX

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