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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:
  • "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 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.
  • +447031836294 (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.
  • peterfreemang@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "norbert drexler" <norbert5i@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: peterfreemang@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:23:46 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE WON.

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE PROMOTION 2007
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/88256935/01
Batch: 506/01/byx07

FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:

Dear Lucky Winner,

BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING
NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to notify you the draw (#2056) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on JANUAR 31st 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 once in a month to encourage prospective overseas entries.

The internet emailing idea was used, since most people are not able to
purchase tickets and play outside the UK. 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 name and email address
attached to e-ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew
the lucky numbers: 01 02 13 29 33 49(Bonus 06) which subsequently won you
the lottery in the 1st category i.e. match 6. You have therefore been
approved to claim a total sum of ?1,000,000.00 (one million Pounds
Sterling's) in cash credited to file LTV/20033856/01. You can check your
winning by
matching your Ref numbers and Batch numbers on our result checking page in
the link below:

http://www.national-lottery.com/resultsnational.asp

Your prize award has been insured and is ready for claims. To begin your
claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously call our 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 monthly. 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 ?1,000,000.00( One million Pounds Sterling's) 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 sending the batch and reference numbers and these information's below
for quick verifications and release of funds.

between the hours of 8.00am - 7.30pm on Monday through Sunday

Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person:

Name: PETER FREEMAN
Email: peterfreemang@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: + 44 703 183 6294
Website:www.lottery.co.uk

KINDLY MAKE ALL YOUR REPLIES TO: peterfreemang@yahoo.co.uk

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