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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:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +447045716668 (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.
  • uknl.paymentenquiries@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "APPROVED UK LOTTERY" <uknl_jmooreweeklyapproved0004@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 09:47:46 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS: WEEKLY PRIZE EDITION

BRITISH ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X).

WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!

We happily announce to you the draw (#1175) of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International
program held on Wed 28 March 2007.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
96857354626 with Serial number 8249/01 drew the lucky
numbers
01,05,11,19,28,36 (bonus no 38 ),
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd
category i.ematch 5 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of £750,000 (seven hundred & Fifty Thousand Pounds
sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/8023485308/91.

please you are advised to contact the agent with your
winning numbers,
To claim your prize, please write to the fiduciary Agent
Mr.ANDERSON MOORE
FIDUCIARY AGENT
OVER SEAS CLAIM UNIT
Tel:+(44) 704 571 6668
Tel:+(44) 704 570 5789
Fax: 0870 479 2187
EMAIL: uknl.paymentenquiries@yahoo.co.uk

DETAILS REQUIRED:

1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:male
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:

CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. John Moore
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
NATIONAL LOTTERY.

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