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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:
  • "fudiciary" (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.
  • millerbrigth2@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "millerbrigth2@yahoo.co.uk" <WEBDNXIEV401@prodigy.net>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:28:09 -0800
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

UK National Lottery
P. O. Box 4279
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
14TH February 2007.

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (#1133) of the UK
INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held
on 1st of february.
Your email address attached to ticket number:
56475600545 188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 09-13-14-
20-31-35 and then
{32} (bonus no.), 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 £500,000
(Five hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash
credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of £2,000,000 shared
amongst the first
four (4) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5
plus bonus.

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 £5000,000 (Five hundred thousand
pounds sterling)
would be released to you by any of our affiliated
securities/couriers
companies.
Our European agent will immediately commence the
process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you make contact
with the assigned
courier company for this promotional programme.
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,you are to contact our fudiciary agent with the
informations needed
below via the email address below.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM
======================================
NON-RESIDENT AWARD CLAIM FORM GG
=======================================
FULL
NAME:................................................
FORWARDING
ADDRESSE:....................................
CITY/STATE:.......................
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:.....................
MARITAL STATUS:.....................
NATIONALITY.......................
SEX.............
INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT NR:..................
DATE OF BIRTH:.............
TEL/FAX NR: .................
OCCUPATION:..................
CURRENT EMAIL:............................
===================================
WINNING INFORMATION
====================================
COUPON NR:.............
LOTTERY DATE:...............................
CLAIMANT SIGNATURE:.........................
Please you are to choose your payment option at which
you want your fund Paid to you; listed below is our
payment modalities and option of payment.
(1) TRAVELLING TO THE U.K FOR CASH COLLECTION (Send
flight itinerary to
confirm your arrival/appointment
Date}:......................
(2) BY COURIER SERVICE.......................

To Mr, Bright Miller

Email: millerbrigth2@yahoo.co.uk

Yours faithfully,

Gold Smith.
Online coordinator for UK ONLINE
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
This email message, including any attachments, is
intended only for the
use of the intended recipient(s).Copyright © 1994-2007
The UK National
Lottery Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Service -
Guidelines

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