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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:

• 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:
  • ",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)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • +447045772798 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Graham Smith" <grahamsmithuknl@live.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 13:10:44 -0400
Subject: Verification Completed Contact Swift Courier Service For Claims




The Uk National Lottery.12 Bridge Street, Staines Middlesex,TW18 4TP United Kingdom.
Ref: UK/9420X2/68Batch: 074/05/ZY369

Attn: Winner,

I want to inform you that your verification details have been received and have been processed. I must say that you should count yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of our lucky winners in the Uk National Lottery, Online Sweepstakes International Program.

As you already know, all participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over 1,000,000 unions, associations and corporate bodies that are listed online and each email address was attached to a ticket number. Your email address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/07 was selected which automatically makes you one of our lucky winners.

Your funds have been approved for release and we will begin the process of remittance of your prize money to you immediately. I have contacted the UK National Lottery Advisory Board and The Internal Revenue Board on this matter and we have decided to send your winning parcel which contains your certified bank cheque, original copies of your winning certificate, consolation prizes which include Certified Bank Cheque, Original Copies of Certificates, A Dell Inspiron 6400 Laptop, A Promo Branded T-shirt, A Uk National Lottery Branded Baseball Cap and Security Documents. via a secured and efficient courier service.

We have also contacted our affiliate Courier Company Swift Courier Service and have directed them to pick up your winning parcel from The Uk National Lottery Head Quarters. Please forward your Name, Correct Delivery Address, Telephone Number, Age, Sex. Occupation, Country to The Client Services Manager, Swift Courier Service and he will get to you as soon as your winning parcel is ready for delivery.

PAYMENT OFFICER
MR. ALEX PETERS,
SWIFT EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE

Tel: +44 70457 72798
+44 70457 72796

Email: swiftcourierdeliverys@live.com


Do contacts them with this Numbers After you have send them email. Here is your Delivery Code. /OTI005/UK. Do add it to your mail when sending the courier email for your delivery.

Congratulations once again,
Mr. Graham Smith.Claims DepartmentThe Uk National Lottery.

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!!!

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