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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:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • +447011150452 (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.
  • uklotteryclaimsdeptagent@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: infodesk50@mchsi.com (UK NATIONAL LOTTERY)
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:52:59 +0000
Subject: FINAL NOTIFICATION


The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: XYC /26500460037/08
Batch: 74/00319/IPD

Dear Lucky Winner,
We happily announce to you the draw (1068) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online
Sweepstakes International program held on september 2007 as part of our Monthly
promotion. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:07-10-22-24-34-44 (Bonus number
18) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e august 18.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £2,532,137 (Two
million, Five hundred and Thirty Two Thousand, One Hundred and Thirty Seven
pounds sterling) in cash credited to fil XYC /26500460037/08.

This is from a cash prize of £2,532,137 (Two million, Five hundred and Thirty
Two Thousand, One Hundred and Thirty Seven pounds sterling) obviously to be
taken by you, as the only winner in this category i.e. august .. All
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from a pool
of over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn from Europe, America,
Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, parts of Africa, and North & South
America as part of our international end of year promotional program conducted
to encourage prospective overseas entries.
The internet emailing ideal was used, since most people are not able to
purchase tickets and play outside the UK. We hope with part of your prize
awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.

Any lottery double claimdedected by our monitoring committee will lead to the
Uk national lottery cacelling the winnings. making a loss for both the real
winner, and the fake (intended) claimer.

To file for your claim, fill the winner verification form below and forward to
the fudiciary agent immediately via email.

Agent Name:Smith Stanford
Email: uklotteryclaimsdeptagent@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: +44-701-115-0452
Fax:+44-707-500-4840

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM
NAME...
AGE...
SEX...
ADDRESS...
CITY...
EMAIL...
PHONE/FAX...
OCCUPATION...
NATIONALITY....
COMPANY...
COUNTRY...

MODE OF PAYMENT
1:certified cheque issued in your name couriered to you.
2:Bank to Bank wire transfer.
Once again congratulations...
Cordially,
Sir George Arisson Online Co-ordinator
U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

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