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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:

• 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:
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • +447024013054 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447024071937 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: UK NATIONAL Lottery Board <uknlb@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:55:35 -0400
Subject:



The U.K. National Lottery15page Court, Marry Streets,Balsal Heath, Br12, Birmingham CityEngland.Tel: +447024013054Tel: +44 7024071937INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.Customer Service/Claims DepartmentRef: ILP/HW 47509/02Batch: 05/763638/IPDWinning no: 11 13 26 34 44 48www.cash-outlottobv.com ATTN:RAMIL REYES CABALTEJACongratulations on behalf of the "UK's Overseas Gambling Board. We do believethat your winnings will be put into good use for community development. On Behalf of the Screening Committee of "UK's Overseas Gambling Board I wish to formally announce to you that you have successfully passed the Email Screeningand Verification Form Matching Test conducted for all on-line winners of your Categoryat the headquarters of the " UK's Overseas Gambling Board. Hence you are therefore CLEARED and can now claim your winnings. Your funds havebeen approved for release and we will begin the process of remittance of your prizemoney to you immediately you select a mode of payment from the options s
tipulatedbelow:You can to come in person to the Disbursements Centre of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERYBoard with the following requirements: (a) A printed copy of your WINNING NOTIFICATION(b) An International Passport or Drivers license(c) A Printed copy of your Verification form (you may be asked to fill it as donebefore)(d) Six (6) passport photograph (3*4 size) In receipt of these requirements, a certified cheque will be prepared in your nameto the amount of your prize money and issued to you. Please note that you have exactly10 days from this day to make yourself available at the Disbursements Centre to claim your winnings. Failure to comply will mean that you have forfeited your winningsand the funds will be reused in upcoming draws. However if you can not make it to the Disbursements Centre within the stipulatedtime due to non availability of some requirements, arrangements can me made at yourapproval to have your certified cheque alongside other winning documents deliveredto an address of your choice via a
secured and efficient courier service. If all the options above prove inconvenient or unsatisfiable for you, we can havethe funds wired electronically into your private bank account from our official prize issuing bank .Please select an option and get back to us as soon as possible so that necessarysteps can be taken to ensure the remittance of your winnings to you in due time. Also provide us with the details below, Name: Phone No: Address: Location: Country: Age : Marital Status: Regards, Mr. Roberts MartinsClaims DepartmentThe UKNL Foundation For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidentialtill your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner youdeem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoiddouble claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned !!! © Copyright 1994-2007 The U.K. National Lottery Inc

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