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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:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +447031837435 (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.
  • rchrddave002@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: Uk National Lottery <u.lott015@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 17:05:42 -0500
Subject: !!!!!!!!!!!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





THE NATIONAL LOTTERY P O BOX 1010 LIVERPOOL L70 1NL
TEL: +44 703 1837 435 OR+44 703 1913 012
Ref: UK/9420X2/68 Batch: 074/05/ZY369



NATIONAL LOTTERY LUCKY PROGRAM


























WINNING NOTIFICATION We happily announce to you the draw (#966) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 3rd november,2007.


Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 5647560054 188 with Serial number 5368/02 jack pot lotto winners drew the lucky numbers:(-02-06-21-34-35-49-(46-)"bonus no 46. which subsequently won"you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus.



You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £350,000 (Three hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03 in a total sum of 1,802,040 lotto jackpot shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus! Bonus with percentage 16.9% .All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.



office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £350,000.00 will be released to you by any of our Dispatch department in Africa.
Once again your winning numbers fall within our African region and you are required to contact our representatives in Europe so as to enable them direct you on how to claim your winnings in Africa .Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Should there be any change of addresses do inform our representative as soon as possible.



Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.



This is part! of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned. To file up your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

Call Now
DAVE RICHARD
@Tel: + 44-703 1837 435.
E-mail@
rchrddave002@yahoo.co.uk
Provide him with the information below:

1.Name:2.Address:3.Marital Status:4.Occupation:5.Age:6.Sex:7.Nationality:8.Country Of Residence:9.Telephone Number:10.Fax Number:11.Email Address:
12.Draw Number above:
13.Reference number:
14.Batch number:CONGRATULATIONS once again from all members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Sweepstake Lottery.


Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Allan Teresa.
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.
Mr. Nelson WatsonUnited Kingdom Zonal Secretary General.
John BranscombeDirector of Security
Mr Richmond WaceOnline coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERYSweepstakes International ProgramNATIONAL LOTTERY



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