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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:
  • "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "overseas claims unit" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (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.
  • +447045720356 (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.
  • uknlolympic_claimsagency@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: rrrt@mchsi.com (Web Annoucement)
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:17:57 +0000
Subject: LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC PRIZE AWARDS

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool L70 1NL
United Kingdom
(Customer Services)
Ref: UKOPG/0012X2/12
Batch: 074/05/OP2012

OLYMPIC WINNING NOTIFICATION:

Dear Lucky Winner,

RE: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY OLYMPIC PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to notify you the draw (2012) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY, Online Sweepstakes Olympic Lottery Promotions held on 12th of June,
2007 Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from a pool of over 250,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn
from Europe, Asia Australia, New Zealand, Middle East, parts
of Africa, and North & South America as part of our quest to redeem the
lost glory of our great City, which has been tanished by scams. We hope
with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent
lottery jackpots.

The result of our computer draw (2012) selected your email
address attached to e-ticket number: 56475600545-188 with Serial number
11168/22 drew the lucky numbers: 6-11-17-19-24-29 (27 bonus ball),
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 £ 300,000.00
( Three Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file
UKNL/2012118308/07.This is from a total cash prize of £ 18,000,000
shared amongst the first Six (6) lucky winners in this category i.e.
Match 5 plus bonus.

Your prize award has been insured in your name and is ready for claims.
To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously
contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery
Winners within a period of 21 days (date of this email inclusive) for
the processing of your winning and remittance to your designated bank
account after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily
dispensed with.

Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated
period may be forfeited to the pool without further notice.

Our United Kingdom agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You
may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented
below
citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter between the hours
of 8.00am-7.30pm on Monday through Friday.

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY: WINNING PRIZE CLAIMS-
LOTTERYCLAIMS APPLICATION FORM-C (Prize Winning Receipt)
=============================================================
[FULLNAME OF WINNER]................[CURRENTADDRESS]........
[COUNTRY/REGION]...... ............[STATE/PROVINCE]........
[AGE].......................... ...[SEX]...................
[MARTIALSTATUS].....................[OCCUPATION]................
[TEL/FAX] .............
ENTRY WINNING INFORMATION
-------------------------------------------------
[ENTRYTICKET NR].........................
[DRAWDATE].. .......................
CLAIMANTSIGNATORY DECLARATION
====================================
I,.........HEREBY DECLARE THAT I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY SETTLEMENT
FROM THE NATIONAL LOTTERY OLYMPIC PROMOTION

PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOR ANY MEMBER OF MY FAMILY FILLED CLAIM ON MY
BEHALF TO NATIONAL LOTTERY

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION. I, THEREFORE, UK NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION
PRIZE AWARDS WINNING PROMOTION TO

ACT ON MY BEHALF IN THE PROCESSING AND TRANSFER MY PRIZE AS
INSTRUCTED BY ME.
=========================================
Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person: Mr Andy Cole
Email:uknlolympic_claimsagency@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44-704-572-0356
Tel: +44-704-572-3962
Fax: +44-702-093-5734

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 strictness level of
confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems
associated with fraudulent claims.For abuse please visit the link
below:
http://www.london2012.com/en/private/Fraud08-03-06-16-41.htm

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

At your disposal,
we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
Mrs Cecilia Rice
Online Co-ordinator

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