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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +447031820734 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?NATIONAL_LOTTERY_UNITED_KINGDOM?=" <filedelivery@sendyourfiles.com>
Reply-To: uk_07claimsoffice@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 15:40:37 +0100
Subject: YOUR EMAIL HAS WON X244,610.00

There are 0 attachments linked to this e-mail:
http://syfsr=2Ecom/=3Fe=3DD4853F6C-6470-4654-ABB5-BF168C711074

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The U=2EK=2ENational Lottery
P=2EO=2EBox 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL=2E (customer service)
Results:
http://www=2Enational-lottery=2Eco=2Euk/player/p/results/prizes/prizeAction=2E=
do

NOTIFICATION DESK

Attention: Email Account Holder,

We happily announce to you the draw (#1102) of the UK INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Wed 14th March 200=
7 =2E

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
reference number APZ/50110-FPZA/006 and Serial number 5368/02 ,Batch
number XA887-2P, drew the lucky numbers: 06,19,20,38,39, Bonus 3=2EWhich su=
bsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i=2Ee=2E matches 5 plus b=
onus ball =2E

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of =A3244,610 (Two Hun=
dred and forty four Thousand Six Hundred and Ten Pounds) in cash credited to=
file UKPC/9080144308/05=2E This is from a total cash prize of =A314,858,95=
2 (Fourteen Million Eight Hundred and Fifty Eight Thousand Nine Hundred and=
Fifty Two Pounds), shared amongst the 601919 with (06) lucky winners in s=
econd category=2E

LOTTO PRIZE BREAKDOWN Draw 1102 Sat 17th Febuary 2007=2E
---------------------------------------------------------
Jackpot for this draw =A34,769,907
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No of matches No of winners =A3s per winner
Total
Match 6 3 =A31,589,969 =

=A34,769,907
Match 5 plus Bonus 6 =A3244,610
=A31,467,660
Match 5 525 =A31,747 =

=A3917,175
Match 4 30185 =A366
=A31,992,210
Match 3 571200 =A310
=A35,712,000
Totals 601919 =

=A314,858,952
----------------------------------------------------------------------------=
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Additional informationJackpot winner(s) Lucky Dip winners Machine used
for draw Ball set used
3 194342 AMETHYST 8
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All participants for the online email version were selected randomly
from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from ov=
er 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online=
=2E

This Online promotion takes place biannually=2E

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Oxfordshire (UK) as indicated in your ballo=
t played coupon=2E In view of this, your =A3244,610 (Two Hundred and forty f=
our Thousand Six Hundred and Ten Pounds) would be released to you by any of =
our payment department=2E

Our Fiduciary agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the =
release of your funds as soon as you contact them=2E
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confi=
dential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whate=
ver manner you deem fit to claim your prize=2E This is part of our precautio=
nary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of thisprogram=2E=


Please be warned!!!

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent and provide him w=
ith your winning email details =2Eremember to quote your reference numbers=2E=


UK Lottery Fiduciary Agents:
Mr=2E Lennox Anderson
Foreign Service Manager
Overseas Subscribers Agent
62A Islip Road Kent,
London OX2 7SP
United Kingdom

Tel : + 447-031-820-734

E-mail -: uk=5F07claimsoffice@yahoo=2Eco=2Euk

Good luck from me and members of staff of the UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY=2E"Do=
not reply to this email, contact the fiduciary agents above "

Yours faithfully,

Teresa Marie Roberts(Mrs=2E)
Online coordinator=2E
Copyright =A9 1994-2006 The UK Lottery International Promotion Inc=2E
All rights reserved=2E Terms of Service -Guideline =2E 77635 476378
255667460

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