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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.
  • +447031970185 (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.
  • uklotteryagentpaul@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UK LOTTERY <lee7chow@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <uklotteryagentpaul@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:31:28 -0400
Subject: Notice!!



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

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you that you are a winner of the Draw 981 of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, Online Sweepstakes International program held on Monday 20th Aug, 07. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 10 - 16 - 21 - 24 - 34 - 46 (bonus no.30), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of GBP2,558,46(Two million, five hundred and fifty eight thousand, forty six pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of GBP9,437,185 shared amongst the (7) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus. addresses).

To file for your claim, please fill the claims form below and contact our uk online fiduciary agent with your full name and draw number(i.e 981)

1. Full Names:2. Current Address:3. Tel/Mobile/Fax Numbers:4. Nationality:5. Date of Birth:6. Next Of Kin and Address:7. Occupation:8. Batch and Serial Numbers:9. Ticket and Reference Numbers:

Name:- Mr. Paul LouisTel: +44 703 197 0185Email: uklotteryagentpaul@yahoo.co.uk

You can also go to our online result site to confirm the value of your winnings and also get a prize breakdown:-http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,Chow Lee(Mr)Online coordinator forUK NATIONAL LOTTERYSweepstakes International Program.


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