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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 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.
  • +447024061697 (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.
  • benwilliams76@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY <uklp.2007@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:22:46 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?q?CONGRATULATIONS=20YOU=20HAVE=20WON=20=A3=20500,000.00=20UK?=
=?iso-8859-1?q?=20UNIVERSAL=20LOTTERY!!!?=




The Universal Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Date: 16th March; 2007
WINNING NOTIFICATION

Ref: 475061723
Batch: 70564702/188


UK UNIVERSAL LOTTERY NOTIFICATION


Dear Winner,

We happily announce to you the draw (#996) of the UK UNIVERSAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held 10th March; 2007.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:47061725 07056490902 with serial number 7741137002 drew the lucky number
, Bonus Ball which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 20 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £ 500,000.00 ( Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) in cash credited to file ILP/HW 47509/02 .

This is from a total cash prize of £ 10,000,000.00 shared amongst the first five (20) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 20 plus bonus.

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 European electronical computer, representative office in UK,in view of this, your £ 500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) would be released to you by any of our payment offices.

Our European 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 your claims will be processed and your money will be remitted 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.To file for your claim, please contact our claims agent with your full names, contact address and your direct telephone numbers

Overseas Claims Unit
Universal Lottery Fiduciary
BENJAMIN WILLIAMS
Email: benwilliams76@myway.com
Telephone:+447024061697, +447024061668.


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 above citing the batch
and reference numbers to this letter.

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims.

Goodluck from me, members of staff of the UK UNIVERSAL LOTTERY, and our sponsorers yahoo UK & Ireland, Microsoft window.


Yours faithfully,

Brian Hunt
Online coordinator for UK UNIVERSAL LOTTERY,
Sweepstakes International Program.
Open 7 days 8am-8pm. An Eynsham Mother Scooped A Lotto.











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