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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • +447031972372 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: THE CAMELOT GROUP <ltrdraw1226@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 12:32:25 +0000
Subject:










The Camelot Group,Operators of The National Lottery.3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,Aintree, Liverpool , L30 1RD.

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: UKNL-JAKPT-1211-02

Attn: TOMASZ DERESZYNSKI,

This is confirming receipt of your correspondence and assuring you that in line with our principles of efficiency, transparency and customer satisfaction, you shall be treated with the best possible service within the abilities of this office and in line with company policies.

You have been confirmed as a category A winner of the lucky strike UK Lottery computer balloting draws. Your claims file has been duly forwarded to this office with specific instructions that we shall be handling the transfer of your prize of One Million, Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand, Nine Hundred and Seventy Three Pounds Sterling. (£1,350,973.00) to you. I must say that you should count yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of our winners. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web through Sapphire Balloting software drawn from over 50,000 names database, union associations and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotional draw is this year's United Kingdom National Lottery Anniversay bonanza. To further complete your claims process, you are therefore required to contact our correspondent courier company immediately they will be responsible to delivery to your winnings to you. find contact details below;

Company Name: Universal Air CourierContact Person: Micheal D. ClarkeTelephone: +44 703 197 2372E-mail: dispatchoffice@universalaircourier.com

Endeavour to quote your Identification number (IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: UKNL-JAKPT-1211-02 ) in the mail you will be sending to them, this will enable them identify you.

Feel free to update me on proceedings of your delivery as soon as you are in contact with the department. If you need any assistance whatsoever, please do not hesitate to let me know. And I do hope you will consider me for a little bonus after you have recieved your winnings.

Congratulations once again as we remain obliged to be of service to you.

Accordingly,

Juan Norwood.CLAIMS PROCESSING DEPARTMENT (Head)Tel: +44 704 572 0270
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