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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million british pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +447024096424 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704793742 (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.
  • ukclmoffice@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION PROGRAM <uk_out_reach0@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <clmdept@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:49:56 +0100
Subject: SECOND CATEGORY LOTTERY AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION !!!!














Head QuartersThe National Lottery P O Box 1010 Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM (Customer Services)
D/LINE: +44 702 409 6424
FAX: +44 870 479 3742



ELECTRONIC E-MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
FROM THE LOTTERY AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER, UNITED KINGDOM:




DEAR WINNER NUMBER TWO,

THE UNITED KINGDOM COOPERATION MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE AMONG THE NINE (9) LUCKY WINNER'S OF OUR ANNUAL SECOND QUARTER OF THE YEAR LOTTO LOTTERY CONDUCTED IN UNITED KINGDOM BEING THE HOST OF THE EVENT FOR THIS PRESENT YEAR MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNING PROGRAMS HELD ON 6TH OF OCTOBER, 2007.

YOUR PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS AND COMPANY EMAIL WAS ATTACHED TO THE MSWL. WITH SERIAL NUMBER S/N-2/2007, WHICH CONSEQUENTLY WON IN THE SECOND LUCKY 9 WINNER'S LOTTERY CATEGORY IN OUR MICROSOFT COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM 21,000 NAMES, 3,000 NAMES FROM EACH CONTINENT.

ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED FROM WORLDWIDE WEBSITES ESPECIALLY YAHOO MAIL. THEREFORE YOU HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR LUMP SUMS OF £1,000,000.00 (One Million British Pounds) PAYABLE IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE REF NO: MSWL/200-20067.

TO FILE FOR YOUR CLAIM, PLEASE CONTACT US @ THE BELOW DETAIL:

: ukclmoffice@gmail.com
NAME: DR. JONES PAUL.
(CHIEF CLAIM DIRECTOR)
TEL: +44 702 4096424.
FAX: +44 870 4793742.



PROVIDE US WITH THE INFORMATION BELOW:


1. FIRST NAME:
2. LAST NAME:
3. DATE OF BIRTH:
4: GENDER:
5: OCCUPATION:
6: NATIONALITY:
7. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
8. TELEPHONE NUMBER:
9. FAX NUMBER:
10. RE-CONFIRM E-MAIL ADDRESS:
11: MODE OF PAYMENT {BANK TRANSFER OR COMING FOR YOUR CLAIM)



With your details, the Winnings Certificate and all other relevant documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. You would be required to show an instrument of identification i.e. Drivers license or International passport.
Claim instruction: Keep your winning details confidential for security reasons.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.
Yours faithfully,


MRS. TINA HARRIS.
(COORDINATOR.)











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