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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")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +447031893559 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704799171 (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.
  • euro-millions@london.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • euro-millions-agent@winning.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • drdavidduncanuss1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "eur millions_uk20" <eurmillions_uk20@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:55:44 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION (Your E-mail has WON 2007 Award)

EUROMILLIONS: Office Telephone Number: + 44-7031893559  Office Fax Line: +44-870-479-9171:  E-mail: euro-millions@london.com

The National Lottery Euro Millions
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
Office Telephone Number: +44-7031893559
Fax Number: +44-870-479-9171
E-mail: euro-millions@london.com

(YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS HAS WON THE LOTTERY AWARD 20007)

 

                                               WINNING NOTIFICATION:

Dear Prize Winner,

We happily announce to you the draw (#633) of the
THUNDERBALL WINNING under the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online ThunderballInternational program For category BZ only held on Sat 7 mar 07. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 draw the lucky numbers: 11,12,15,28,30  (12) the thunderball which subsequently won you the lottery of the Jackpot Prize.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £250,000.00 (Two hundred and fifty
thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file
kTU/9023118308/03.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.

 

The National Lottery Euro Millions Group, operators of the United Kingdom EUROMILLIONS NATIONAL LOTTERY GAMES is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).

Please note that your lucky winning number falls
within our Europeanbooklet representative office in
Europe as indicated in your playcoupon. In view of this, your £250,000.00? would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe. Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. To file for your claim, please contact our fudiciary Claim agent: 

Dr. David Duncanus 

Telephone Number: + 44-7031893559
Fax Number: + 44-870-4799-171                                  
Email: euro-millions-agent@winning.com

Email: drdavidduncanuss1@yahoo.co.uk

Provide him with the information below:
1.Name: ..........................................
2.Address: .....................................
3.Marital Status: .......................... 
4.Occupation: .............................. 
5.Age: ............................................ 
6.Sex: ............................................
7.Nationality: ...............................
8.Country Of Residence: ............
9.Telephone Number: .................
10.Fax Number: ...........................
11.Email Address that won the lottery: ................
12.Draw Number above: ......................................... 

That way your Winnings Certificate and all other
relevant documents/paperwork can be prepared for you.
You would be required to show an instrument of
identification when cashing your cheque i.e. Drivers
license or International passport.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your
winning information confidential till your claims is
processed and your money 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 bewarned.

You can go to our online result site to confirm the
value of your winnings and also get a prize

Breakdown:-  www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do

 

Important   WARNING!!!
ANY MAIL YOU RECEIVED FROM AFRICA OR EUROPE OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS SHOULD BE FOWARDED TO YOUR CLAIMS PROCESSOR IMMEDIATELY, THIS WILL HELP US TO FIGHT  LOTTERY IMPOSTERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.

 

DENIAL OF APPLICATION:

Please be informed that the following listed Country have been banned from participating in the lottery. Vietnam, Iraq, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan and Bangladish if you are a resident of the listed country you cannot file claims for this lottery prize. Please delete this Notification as your prize processing will be annulled without notice.Once again, accept our congratulations on your prize winning.

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
MRS Catherine W.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Thunderball International Program.

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© 2007 EUROMILLIONS NATIONAL LOTTERY. All rights reserved. Offer valid to winners who are at least 16 years of age OR over. Void where prohibited. No purchase necessary to claim winning prize. You will need to meet all of the steps to redeem as outlined in the Terms & Conditions before you can receive your promotional prizes. To receive this promotion, you must: 1) submit e-mail and mailing address information: 2) check your email inbox for "Redemption Notification" 3)Follow Redemption.

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