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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:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. )
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • youwonthelottery_uklottery1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ONLINE.WINNING CENTER" <youwonthelottery_uklottery1@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:36:04 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!! -YOU HAVE WON XX850,000.0 0 FROM Draw #818 Wednesday 18th April 2007





The National Lottery,
35 North Fredrick
Street London.
WD1 12T.
United Kingdom
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 774/05/ZY367

WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#818) of the THUNDERBALL WINNING
under the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program
held on Wednesday 18th April 2007. Your e-mail address attached to
ticket number: 7860912007 with Serial number 7719/01 drew the lucky
numbers
5=8=15=21=8=48

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £850,000.00
(Eight hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to
file KTU/9023118308/07. All participants for the online version were
selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw
system and extracted from over 1,000,000 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 in Europe as indicated in your play
coupon. In view of this, your £850,000.00 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.
*You can access the National Lottery Web-site with the following URL:
http://www.natuklottocommission.co.uk/results.latestfefe.html?lottery=3

&camelot=Thunderball
To file for your claim, please contact our fudiciary agent:
Barrister: David Roth
Email: youwonthelottery_uklottery1@yahoo.co.uk
Provide him with the information below:
1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.TelephoneNumber:
10.Fax Number:
11.Email Address:
12.Draw Number above: #818
That way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant
documents/paperwork can be prepared for you.You would be required to
show an instrument of identification when cashing your cheque i.e.
Drivers license or International passport. For security reasons, you
are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your
claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner
you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary
measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

Please be warned.

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

katherine.K Wood.
Online coordinator for:
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International Program.


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