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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")
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +448704713858 (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.
  • kurthamilton@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY" <payment.clerk@yahoo.com.br>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:00:37 +0100
Subject: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY:Ref: KPC/9080118308/02/TCA

The National LotteryP O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)

REF: KPC/9080118308/02/TCA
BATCH No: 12/25/0034
TICKET No:20511465463-7644
SERIAL No:S/N-00168
LUCKY No:07 . 08 . 27 . 37 . 40 . 46 . [01] Bonus Ball

FINAL NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the winners of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE PROMO PROGRAM, held on 10th Febuary 2008.The process was carried out through a random selection from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn across the world.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of £3,000,000 (Three Million Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file UKNL-L/200-26937.To file for your claim, please
contact our claims agent;

Mr.KURT HAMILTON
E-mail:mr_kurthamilton@live.com , kurthamilton@myway.com
Fax Number:+44-8704713858

Provide him with the information below:
1.Full Name:
2.Full Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:

INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION:
(A)ON-LINE WIRE TRANSFER to your designated Bank Account.
(B) CERTIFIED BANK CHEQUE.

To file for your claim, kindly contact your claims agent with the below details for processing of your claims and send the required information to him.

Mr.KURT HAMILTON
E-mail:mr_kurthamilton@live.com , kurthamilton@myway.com

Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program.
Sincerely,
Mr.Joe Hill
You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam