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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million british pounds" (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)
  • ",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.
  • +447045704966 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448712476662 (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.
  • nationalclaimsrep7@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mrsomosedes@mchsi.com (Elizabeth Hanks)
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:14:52 +0000
Subject: Your Emal Address Has Won You A Prize(Congratulations)

National Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,!
CROYDON.LONDON
Ref: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch: 12/25/0304
21st of July 2007

Dear prize winner,
We happily announce to you the draw of the National Lottery
International programs held on the 21st of July 2007 in London.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 694 75600545 721 with
Serial number 886/04 drew the lucky numbers:
(16)(27)(29)(34)(39)(45) (19)

,which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You are
therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of £2,000,000.00 (Two
Million British Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file
RPC/9080118308/04.This is from a total cash prize of GBP £8,Million
Pounds Sterling, shared mongst the first four lucky winners in this
category.This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for National
Lottery .The estimated £11,955,850 Million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest
in U.K. history.The biggest was the £260 million jackpot that went to two
winners in a May 2000 drawing of The Big Game, Mega Millions'predecessor.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our play
coupon.
In view of this, your £2,000,000.00 (Two Million British Pounds
Sterling) would be release to you by our affiliate Courier or bank in London
depending on you choice.
Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him .

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.This promotion
takes place nnually. 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 to avoid
double claims amongst other anticipated glitches that may and could lead to
your prize being diverted. Please be warned.To file for your claim, please
contact our fiduciary agent with the below details for processing of your
claims.

AGENT: Clive Owen
BRENT AND ASSOCIATE LTD U.K,
20 C! RAWTHORN ROAD, LONDON,
ED2 3GB ENGLAND

PHONE # +44 70457 04966
FAX # +44-87-1247-6662
Email: nationalclaimsrep7@yahoo.es

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our
designated agent.Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this
program.Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Hanks(MRS).
Zonal Coordinator

Warning!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be using
National Lottery addresses, but are not from The National lottery.
PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO :CUSTOMER CARE/COMPLAINTS
DEPT:support@national-lottery.co.uk

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