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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 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")
  • "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!

Fraud email example:

From: Uk National Lottery <claimagent_unit@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:34:51 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Instruction From The Uk National Lottery Board





Home Office: L70 1NL Liverpool, P. O. Box 1010, UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Reference Number: UK/9420X2/68
Batch Number: 074/05/ZY369
Ticket Number: 56475600545188

ATTENTION: .



We very well understand the widespread nature of internet fraud and its associated vices, we however cannot help saying that we are doing everything within our powers to ensure that the continuous existence of this menace is shortlived.

Information reaching us from the MAIL FLIGHT COURIER SERVICE LTD . that you have failed to effect the completion of the claims process. You are to come with the delivery charges in order to dispatch your lottery winnings .

It is imperative at this point to note that strict adherence to the claims process instrcutions is also a very salient part of the entire program and as such attracts heavy sanctions where defaulted.

We may state here that we very well understand that your reasons for not showing immense interest may be harped on your willingness to ascertain the veracity of this claims and further get some form of assurance.


NOTE HOWEVER THAT IN ABID TO GUARD AGAINST SUCURITY BREACHES, IMPERSONATION, MAL-APPRIOPRIATION OF WINNING FUNDS AS WEL AS OTHER LINGERING VICES, THE NATIONAL LOTTERY SECURITY BOARD STRICTLY WARNS THAT SCANNED DOCUMENTS SHALL NOT BE MADE AVAILABLE TO PERSONS, GROUP OF PERSONS,CORPERATIONS AND/ORGANISATION PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF THE CLAIMS PROCESS.


The Uk National Lottery is only responsible for the delivery charges of winners that bought ticket to play the Lottery, and not the ramdomly selected yearly promotion winners that did not buy Lottery ticket.

Please endeavour to get back to the delivery section for instructions on how to effect payment for the delivery charges so as to enable it deliver or transfer your lottery winning funds.

These charges as earlier stated cannot be deducted due to the fear of misappriopriation in the course, the practice of deduction was however halted for this singular purpose as such payments for delivery charges shall be required by the winner via any of the payment methods as prescribed by the delivery section.

Where you however wish to have the funds forfeited, you may state so categorically in a manner worthy of been printed and documented for proper record puroses.

A winner shall stand the risk of been automatically disqualified without any further prior notification if found to have flouted this regulation.

Thanks, awaiting your urgent response




Mr.Morrisn Bonnie
Fiduciary Agent



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