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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")
  • ",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.
  • +447624190875
• 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.
  • ograham_consult@yahoo.co.uk
  • owen.graham@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Online Coordinator <uknl1web@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:58:32 +0000
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION










U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY
From: Ms. Melissa Johnson
UK National Lottery

United Kingdom
Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: SNI/8033113427/04
Batch: BATCH NO: 44/4107F82/IZ

Dear Luck Winner,

AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement yesterday of the winners of the UK International Lottery Program, held on Saturday the 14th July. 2007.

Your email address attached to ticket number 2F5-7HK-4329, serial number 53J-721B drew the lucky numbers 10/16/21/24/34/46, and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd international category. You have therefore been approved for a Lump-Sum Payout of US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand USD), in Cash credited to file with REF NO: SNI/8033113427/04 and BATCH NO: 44/4107F82/IZ. This is from total prize money of US$14,000,000.00 shared among 20 winners in various categories.

All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from over 200,000 companies and individuals from all over the world as part our International promotions program for the year, conducted bi-annually.

To collect your prizes, kindly fill the verification form below and send to our Claims Fiduciary Agent in London UK Mr. Owen Graham through email, stating your receipt of this notification. He has been mandated to offer you assistance and facilitate the claim of your prizes.

Claims Fiduciary Agent:
Mr. Owen Graham
Email: ograham_consult@yahoo.co.uk
EMAIL: owen.graham@consultant.com
PHONE NUMBER: +44 762 419 0875
FAX NUMBER: +44 845 280 0525

VERIFICATION FORM:
1.) FULL NAME:
2.) AGE:
3.) SEX:
4.) ADDRESS:
5.) PHONE:
6.) OCCUPATION

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim 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!

Congratulations once more from our members of staff of this promotional program.

Yours faithfully,

Ms. Melissa Johnson
Online coordinator for THE UK LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program

THE UK SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY
COPYRIGHT © 2007. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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