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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • +447031902804 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704794024 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "uklotto claimsdept" <uklottoclaimsdept2@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:12:23 +0000
Subject: HOW TO REDEEM YOUR WINNING PRIZE CLAIM

ATT: Mr. Cort Kell,                                                              

                       

 This is to acknowledge the receipt of your mail to this office regarding your winning prize claim.

 As regarding your question, I am Phillip Weeks the claim Agent to every winner in all categories. Below is the process required of you for your winning prize claim.

 

You are required to kindly send to us your direct telephone fax number to enable us fax to you a temporary copy of your winning certificate for your legal record. This certificate will officially empower you to redeem your winning prize here in United Kingdom or in any of our offshore Payment locations. The hard copy of your winning certificate will be send to you through courier service to any indicated address.

 

 Below are our offshore Payment locations where we assign our payment Agent and diplomat to visit for the payment claim of any of our winners who wish to visit any of our offshore payment locations:

 

Spain, Amsterdam – Netherlands, China, U.A.E- Dubai, India, Brazil and Indonesia.

 

Note that in a situation that you can not be able to visit any of these locations for the signing of your winning prize payment release order, an option of proxy signing will be given to you. This is where a lawyer will be assigned on your behalf to assist you sign for your winning prize payment release order here in the United Kingdom.

 

We have insured your winning prize on your name; this is part of our protocol to make sure every winner redeem his or her winning prize without double claiming. 

 

Lest I forget, kindly forward to us through scan attachment or by fax the photo page of your international passport or driver’s license for identification.

 

 Congratulations once again from all our Staffs.

 

Sincerely,

Phillip Weeks,

(Claim Agent).

Tel: +44-703-190-2804

Fax. +44-870-479-4024

 

 

 

 

 

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