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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:

• 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)
• 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 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.
  • mikegraymanager@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ukloto Jackpot <jackpotukloto@yahoo.com.br>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:58:37 -0300 (ART)
Subject: !!! CONGRATULATIONS !!! NOTIFICATION,,,,,,,,YOU HAVE WON,650,000.00 BRITISH POUNDS (UK LOTTERY2008


!!! CONGRATULATIONS !!! YOU HAVE WON (UK AWARD LOTTERY PROMOTION 2008)

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Date: 15 TH April 2008
WINNING NOTIFICATION
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369


You won the sum of £650,000 ( Six hundred and fifty thousand great britain pounds) GBP from our monthly PROGRAM, you are hereby advice to get back to us, to claimed your prize.


Contact Mr. Mike gray
Executive Secretary/Claims agent
Email: mikegraymanager@yahoo.co.uk
Claims Requirements:

FILLOUT THE LOTTERY VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM AND SEND TO Mr. Mike Gray FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONS.

1.FULL NAMES:______________________________________________________

2.ADDRESS,CITY, STATE,ZIPICODE:_______________________

_____________________________________________________

3.SEX:______________________________4. AGE:_________________________

5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________________________________

6.OCCUPATION:_______________________________

7. COMPANY:_____________________ B. POSITION HELD:_________

8.HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENSE:____________ ( for identification on delivery )

9.ANNUAL INCOME:____________________________________________________

10..E-MAIL ADDRESS:____________________________________

11.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________________ ( state best time to call )

12.LOTTO NUMBER:________________ B. DRAW NUMBER:_____________________

13.TICKET NUMBER:___________________ B. SERIAL NUMBER:_________________

14.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL____________________________

15.AMOUNT WON:_____________________________________________________

16. BANK NAME:_______________________________________

17. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:_____________________________________________

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 18 is automatically disqualified.

LAST WINNERS ON BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE GAME.






Yours faithfully,

Mrs Amanda.


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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