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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)
• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: Claims Agent Brown <claimsagent_petersen@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 07:06:44 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Take Note Winner!!!



UK ONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK.
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!!
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X).

UK National Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
Ref No: UK/9420X2/68
Batch No: 074/05/ZY369


30th April, 2007

Note that I have not received any mail from you in regard to how you would want you claim your funds and your verification information. I will advise you to do so as you have limited time(18 days) to claim your funds as the UKL Board informed me. I will advise you to do so immediately so your winnings would be sent to you. Congrats Friend!!!

I hope to hear from you soonest.

Best Regards,

Mr Petersen Brown (Senior Fiduciary Agent)
© 2007 UK LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.


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