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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 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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",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.
  • +2347034897594
• 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.
  • basilpatrick48@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY NOTIFICATIONS <fromuk_nlm.14@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:23:06 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON





P O Box 4279
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)

Ref NO: UKON/5464K2/71
Batch NO: 012/05/DR432
Winning No: 1356683522 352


We happily announce to you the draw of the UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, Sweepstakes International program held on Recently.
Your e-mail address.

which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £250,000(Two hundred and fifty thousand great Britain pounds) in cash credited to file KTU/UK/AF.

This is from a total cash prize of 1,000,000,00 shared amongst the first Three (3 )lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 E-mail Addresses All over the Globe.
unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.


This promotion takes place Anually, Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our African booklet representative office in Nigeria as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your:
250,000.00
(Two hundred and fifty thousand great britain pounds)
would be released to you
by our affiliated Zonal Office there in Nigeria.

Our 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 claim 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 for your claim,please contact our claims agent:
Dr. Basil Patrick
EMAIL: basilpatrick48@yahoo.com
+234-7034897594
Send the following to him:

YOUR NAMES:

WINNING NO:

REF. NO:

BATCH NO:


CONTACT ADDRESS:

SEX:

AGE:

OCCUPATION:

CONTACT PHONE NO:

FAX NO (IF ANY)

AMOUNT WON:

Please note:
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 15 is automatically disqualified.

Be-ware of scams!!

PAST WINNERS ON BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE GAME.




Yours faithfully,

Brian Hunt.

Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
(Open 7 days 8am-11pm.)

N.B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Contact our claims department.

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