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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:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: WILLIAMS MILLER <claimsagentmiller_02@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:09:44 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FILL AND RETURN CLAIMS FORM


The National Lottery
P.O.Box 17,
Kempsford GL7 4WZ
London.
UNITED KINGDOM


In other to file for your claim you have to fill out this form;


1.YOUR FULL NAMES:.............................................

2.SEX:...................................................................

3.YOUR ADDRESS:...................................................

4.YOUR COUNTRY:...................................................

5.NATIONALITY..........................................................

6.YOUR FAX:............................................................

7.HOME PHONE NUMBER :.......................................

8.MOBILE PHONE NUMBER.......................................

9.OCCUPATION:........................................................

10.YOUR AGE:...........................................................

11.TICKET NUMBER:----------------------------

12.SERIAL NUMBER:---------------------------

13.BATCH NUMBER :-------------------------------

14.MODE OF CLAIM:COURIER OR BANK--------

We will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you respond back. You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented above citing the batch and serial 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. This is part of our precautionary
measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Mr. Williams Miller














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