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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
  • +447045700278 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: john smart <johnsmart_010@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 06:58:03 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Congratulations ***LOTTERY WINNER 2007***






The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
United Kingdom
Tel:+44 7045700278
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 070/05/ZY369





Dear Sir/Madam,





We happily announce to you the draw (#984) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International Program held on 28th NOVEMBER,2007. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:02-06-21-34-35-49-(46-) [46] Bonus Ball which subsequently won the Jackpot prize. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £250,000(Two hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
In view of this, your £250,000 would be released to you by any of our payment offices in United Kingdom.

Do contact us directly via this same email as your Fiducuary Agent/Payment Officer

We are to direct you on how to claim your winnings . You would be required to show an instrument of identification when cashing your cheque i.e. Drivers license or International passport. 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.


PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS TO ENABLE US FILE YOUR CLAIMS.

VERIFICATION AND FUND RELEASE FORM

1.FULL NAMES:____________________________________________
2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________
3.SEX:________________________________________________________
4.AGE:___________________________________________________
5.MARITAL STATUS:____________________________________________
6.OCCUPATION:__________________________________________________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_______________________________________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_________________________________________
9.BATCH NUMBER:____________________ B. REF NUMBER:_________
10.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL__________
11.AMOUNT WON:_________________________________________________
12. COUNTRY_____________________________________________________

Good luck from me and members of staff of the U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
John Smart (Phd)
Online coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.



Assisted by :




One of the lucky winner Steve Porter, from usa, who won twice shared in a big £500,000 Pounds Sterling of UK national Lottery game
“I Wo'n – For The Same Numbers – £500,000”
“Co-incidentally,on Saturday i found
I didnt play the last L'ottery myself but i w'on just £250,000 Pounds Sterling.On the same Saturday, because I had i business meeting to attend to in uk i had to wait back and i didnt play the game but my email address brought out the same winning number so i won another — £250,000 ."
Once more thanks to the Claims agent who stood by me and helped me claim the sum of £500,000 which i never thought of getting.Once More Thanks To The Uk National Lottery Games
Steve Porter - Nevada, Usa







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