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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)
• 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.
  • +447045702391 (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.
  • brianhunt008@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: brianhunt008@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 20:47:50 -0400
Subject: Ref: UK/9420X2/68

UK National Lottery Headquarters
The Marina Offices,
St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX England

Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:CPEL/OWN/9876.

Dear Winner,
We happily announce to you the draw (#1164) of the UK LOTTERY,held on Saturday 19th May, 2007. Your e-mail which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
850,000GBP. Your e-mail address attached to ticket no: 56475600545 188 with Serial no. 5368/02drew the lucky
no.:01.02.0432.42. 43. {23} Bonus Ball. This is from a total cash prize of £3.6 Million shared amongst the (4) lucky
winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.In view of this, your £850,000 would be released to you by any of our
payment offices in Europe. Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your
funds as soon as you contact him.

To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact your claims officer through our accredited Prize Transfer
agents as stated below:
Mr Brian Hunt
Phone:+44 70457 02391 or +44 70457 03793
Email: brianhunt008@yahoo.com
Warm Regards,


Best Regards,
Mr. Lorraine Dodds
UK National Lottery Claims Manager.

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