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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "overseas claims unit" (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.
  • +447045717384 (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.
  • ukwinningsclaimsunit07@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY" <mrjohnsmith120@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: ukwinningsclaimsunit07@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:26:36 +0000
Subject: !!! CONGRATULATIONS YOU JUST WON !!!

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:

Dear Lucky Winner,

RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to notify you the draw (999) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on 17th
April, 2007 Participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from a pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished
professionals drawn from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand,
Middle-East, parts of Africa, and North & South America as part of our
international promotions programme conducted annually to encourage
prospective overseas entries. We hope with part of your prize awards,
you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.

The result of our computer draw (#978) selected your name and email address
attached to e-ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number
5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 4-8-17-18-20-23 (27 bonus ball), 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 £ 600,000.00 ( Six
Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £ 10,533,120 shared
amongst the first Six (6) lucky winners in this category i.e.
Match 5 plus bonus.

Your prize award has been insured in your name and is ready for claims. To
begin your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously
contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners
within a period of 21 days (date of this email inclusive) for
the processing of your winning and remittance to your designated bank
account after all
statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with.

This promotion takes place weekly. 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 £ 600,000
(Six Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling) would be released to you
by any of our payment offices in Europe.

Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period
may be forfeited to the pool without further notice.

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 below citing the
batch and reference numbers to this letter between
the hours of 8.00am- 7.30pm on Monday through Friday

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY : WINNING PRIZE CLAIMS-
LOTTERY CLAIMS APPLICATION FORM-C (Prize Winning Receipt)
=============================================================
[FULL NAME OF WINNER]................[CURRENT ADDRESS]........
[COUNTRY/REGION]...... ...........[STATE/PROVINCE]........
[AGE]........................ ..[SEX]...................
[MARTIAL STATUS]....................[OCCUPATION]................
[CURRENT EMAIL]........[TEL/FAX] .............
ENTRY WINNING INFORMATION
-------------------------------------------------
[ENTRY TICKET NR].........................
[DRAW DATE].. .......................
CLAIMANT SIGNATORY DECLARATION
====================================
I,........HEREBY DECLARE THAT I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY SETTLEMENT FROM THE
NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOR ANY MEMBER OF MY FAMILY
FILLED CLAIM ON MY BEHALF TO NATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION. I,
THEREFORE, UK NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING PROMOTION TO
ACT ON MY BEHALF IN THE PROCESSING AND TRANSFER MY PRIZE AS
INSTRUCTED BY ME.
=========================================
Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person: Mr. Well Paulson
Email:ukwinningsclaimsunit07@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44-704-571-7384
Fax: +44-702-093-5734

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. This is part of our precautionary measure
to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
Mr. John Smith.

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