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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  • +447024075070 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: U.K NATIONAL ONLINE LOTTERY <uknl_00704@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:31:12 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?YOUR_EMAIL_ADDRESS_HAS_WON_YOU_=A31,000,000.00.?=



YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS WON YOU £1,000,000.00.PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL REPLIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THECLAIMS AGENTUK NATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION28 TANFIELD ROADCROYDON. LONDONRef:UK010105NOVBatch:NOV/1051/07 UK ONLINE NOTIFICATION DESKWe happily announce to you the draw (#954) of the UKNATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes Internationalprogram.Your e-mail addressattached to ticket number:013-2316-2002-577 with Serial number A025-09drew the luckynumber:(13)-(43)-(06)-(15)-(02)-(40)bonus # (09).Whichsubsequently won you the lottery in the 2ndcategory.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,000,000.00 (One Million PoundsSterling) shared among the first ten (10) lucky winners in this category.All participants for the online version were selectedrandomly fromWorld Wide Web sites through computer draw system andextracted from over 100,000 unions,associations, and corporate bodies that are listedonline. This promotion takes placebianually.Please note that your lucky winning numberfalls within our British booklet representative office in UK.In view of this, your £1,000,000.00 (One MillionPounds Sterling) would be released to you by our Finance Department.Your Fiduciary Agent willimmediately commence the process tofacilitate the release of your funds as soon as youcontact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep yourwinning information confidential till you receive your winning.All participants for the online version were selectedrandomly from World Wide Web sitesthrough computer draw system and extracted from over100,000 unions, associations, andcorporate bodies that are listed online. Thispromotion takes place bianually.Please note that your lucky winning number fallswithin our British booklet representative office in UK. In view of this, your £1,000,000.00 (One MillionPounds Sterling) would be released to youby our Finance Department.Your Fiduciary Agent willimmediately commence the process tofacilitate the release of your funds as soon as youcontact him.For security reasons, you are advised to keep yourwinning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you inwhatever manner you deem fit to claimyour prize.This is part of our precautionary measureto avoid double claiming. In a situationwhereby you go about disclosing your winninginformation to dishonest people, they could filefor your claim and your winnings could be lost.Please be warned !!!To file for your claim, please contact our Claimsagent: Please summit the following to your Claims Agent. (1) Your Full Names:(2) Telephone Number:(3) Ref Number:(4) Occupation(5) Age/sex and location(6) Marital Status JERRY FIDELIXCLAIMS AGENTTelephone :+44-702-407-5070(7 a.m to 5 P.m)Working HoursFax :+44-700-580-0021Email :uknl_claims_department@yahoo.co.ukPlease, be aware that our Paying Bank will remitPayment Swiftly upon satisfactory report,Verifications and validations provided by ourprocessing Agent that would be designated to yourfile. Remember, all winning must be CLAIMED not laterthan 22nd of Dec 2007. After this date allunclaimed funds would be included in the next stake.Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thanks for being part of ourpromotional program. Note: Anybody under the age of 16 is automatically disqualified. Membersof the affiliate agencies are automatically notallowed to participate in this program. Yours faithfully,Sarah Jones.Director Online International Promotions Unit.UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.Do Call Upon Notification Of Your Winning!!! Copyright © 1994-2007 The UK National Lottery Inc.
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