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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)
  • "uk national lottery inc." (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim 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.
  • +447045744317 (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.
  • private_agentalbert@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: National Lottery winning <prize_5lotto2007@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:33:57 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CONTRATULATIONS !





UK NATIONAL LOTTERY HEAD OFFICE
P.O. BOX 1010,
Liverpool,L70 INL
United Kingdom.


WINNING NOTIFICATION/ PROCESSING ADVISE
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on Sat-24-March- 2007. Your E-mail Address was attached to a ticket number 56575600545 188 with serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers

Draw 1160 Sat 24 March 07
(13) (17) (39) (46) (47) (49)Bonus Ball (48)


which consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of GBP£2,500.000.00(Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Only) in cash credited to the file reference number: UKLT/245512568021/05. This is from a total cash price of Pounds, shared amongst the first Fifty (45 lucky winners in this category). Due to the mix up of some numbers and E-mail Address, we advice that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by the general public.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from an on-line web wide correlation of E-MAIL address, names all over the world as part of our international promotions program which we conduct once every year. To file out your claim please contact our fiduciary claim agent:

Contact Person:Albert Lase.
Fiduciary Claim Agent.
Contact Phone number:+44 -703 1966234.
+44-7045744317.
+44-7031927099.
Contact Email:private_agentalbert@yahoo.co.uk




For the immediate release of your payments you are to provide the following details below to the Claim Agent;

VERIFICATIONS FORM

FULL NAMES...................................................
CONTACT ADDRESS........................................
TEL/FAX NUMBERS.........................................
AGE.................................................................
SEX..................................................................
OCCUPATION.................................................
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.....................................
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE.........................
TICKET NUMBERS..........................................
SERIAL NUMBERS...........................................
WINNING NUMBER..........................................



Remember that this program is organised to enhance unity and also encourage all micro-soft users all over the world.
Congratulations once again from all members of our staff, and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

MISS ROSE BROWN
CO-ORDINATOR
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.



Copyright © 1995-2007 The UK National Lottery Inc.



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