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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")
• 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.
  • +447014219185 (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.
  • ben_uknldpt@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: web02@mchsi.com (Online Co-ordinator)
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:34:36 +0000
Subject: Congratulations You Have Just Won...

The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool L70 1NL United Kingdom
Ref: UK/6648D/09
Batch: 080/07/MK881

Dear Winner,

RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING
NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (#1209) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Wed
25th July 2007, Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
03 18 21 24 36 38 (20 Bonus ball) which subsequently won you the
lottery in the 1st category i.e. match 6 plus bonus. You have
therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,500,000.00 (one
million five hundred thousand pound sterling) in cash credited to
file QQX/8994298762/01. This is from a total cash prize of
£7,500,000.00 (seven million five hundred thousand pounds sterling)
shared amongst the Five (5) lucky winners in this category i.e.
match 6 plus bonus.

HOW DID YOU WIN??? HOW DID THEY GET MY EMAIL ADDRESS???

The selection process was carried out through random selection in
our computerised email selection system from a database of over
255,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world
which your email,was among the first 5 lucky winners. Please be
informed,Your winning prize has been insured to Reference Number
UK/6648D/09 in a suspense account.

Please do provide with the following information: And send to our
Fiduciary Agent.

CLAIM PROCESSING FORM
1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3. Nationality:
4. Date of Birth:
5. Occupation:
6. Phone:
7. Fax:

To file for your claim, please contact your fiduciary agent immediately
via the email below.

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY FIDUCIARY AGENT
Name: Mr.Ben Johnson
Tel: +447014219185
+447045703488
Email: ben_uknldpt@yahoo.co.uk

Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence.
You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public
especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a
case of double claims will not be entertained). Anybody under the age
of 17 and members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not
allowed to participate in this program.

CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
HOUSE.

Yours faithfully,
Ms.Ann Ray.
Online Co-ordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International
Lottery Program.
N.B: Keep all lotto information from public to avoid double claims.

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