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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 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")
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +447045713888 (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.
  • claimsagentsmithonline@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UK ONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK." <info.ukonlinenotificationdesk@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 09:06:27 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: E-mail Alert.....Your e-mail address has won you $250,000.00




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

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

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#978) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on
the 7th of May, 2007. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 5647560054 188 with Serial number 5368/02 jack pot lotto winners drew the lucky numbers:(-02-06-21-34-3549-(46-)"bonus no 46. 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 $250,000.00(Two Hundred and Fifty thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03 in a total sum of $2,500.000.00 (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) lotto jackpot shared amongst the first ten (10) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus.

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.Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your $250,000.00 (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in London.

Your assigned fiduciary agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.Forsecurity reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your prize remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.And this is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.Please be warned.


To file for your claims,do fill the winners verification form below and send to your assigned Fiduciary Agent.

RICHARD SMITH.
Ice Gold Finance UK
Electron House
43 London Road Reigate, Surrey RH2 9PW United Kingdom.
Tel : +(44)-704-571-3888
Official Email: claimsagentsmithonline@yahoo.co.uk



WINNER'S VERIFICATION FORM:

WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA:

First Name.: *
Middle Name.:
Last Name.: *

Gender.: *

Date Of Birth.:*

Marital Status.:*
Nationality.:*
Religion.: *
Occupation.:*

Address *
City.: *
State/Province.: *
Zip Code.: *

Mobile phone No.: *
House Phone No.: *
Fax No.:
Email Address.:*

WINNING INFORMATION
Batch Number.: *
Serial Number.: *
Refrence Number.: *


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

Rev. Sister Lois Lee.
(zonal co-ordinator)

Brain Hunt.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program
NATIONAL LOTTERY
Brain Hunt Controller
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