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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)
• 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.
  • +447045733465 (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.
  • skyagentunitedkingdom@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: info@uknationallottery.co.uk <info@uknationallottery.co.uk>
Reply-To: skyagentunitedkingdom@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:54:31 -0400
Subject: Uk National Lottery On Line Draw ( Ref#: UK/9420X2/68)


Uk National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION

FROM: JAMES IRVIN,
CONTROLLER
We announce to you the draw number (#1012) of the 2007 BRITISH WEB SWEEPSTAKES, online program held recently. Your E-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545 188 with Serial Number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers :(48)(31)(30) (25)(23) (20)
Bonus ball (10). which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £500,000.00 In cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02. To File for your claim, contact the Transfer agents as stated below:
Mr Ken Page
Contact email: skyagentunitedkingdom@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +447045733465
Uk-working hours only.
1. Name in full---
2. Address
3. Sex-----
4. Nationality/Religion---
5. Maritual Status--
6. Age-----
7. Next Of Kin
8. Occupation---
9. Phone/Fax------
10. Present Country
PLEASE NOTE! Any claim not made before seven (7) working days from date of notification will indicate that the winner has voluntarily forfeited his/her winnings.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program, Please be warned.

Please be Warned!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be using National Lottery addresses, but are not from The National
Lottery. PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY :

Foreign Services Manager
Sincerely
JAMES IRVIN
CONTROLLER GENERAL

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam