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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • agent_charles_uklottery@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <uklotteryaward@fishnet.ru>
Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 16:49:45 +0400 (MSD)
Subject: YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS


UK LOTTERY PROGRAMME 2008


UNITED KINGDOM LOTTO PROMOTION

U.K..A.S HEADQUARTERS UNITED KINGDOM



Dear Sir/Madam


We are happy to inform you that you have won a prize money of Two Hundred And fifty thousand Pounds(GB250,000.00) for the month of May lottery promotion which is organized by United Kingdom Lottery.

Annually United Kingdom lottery collects all the E-mail id's of the people that are online on yahoo and Other E-mail id's among the Millions that subscribe to Internet, Eight People Are Been selected All Over The World.

Our Winners Are Selected Through Electronic Balloting System Without The Winner Applying.We Are Congratulating You For Being One Of The People Selected For This Second Random For The Year 2008.

These Are Your Winning Identification Numbers.....


REFERENCE NO:UK/9420X2/68

BATCH NO:074/ 05/zy369

WINNING NO: KB8701/LPRC

To File In Your Claims, Kindly Contact Our Fiduciary Agent,Mr.Charles Adams, Who Will Instruct You On How You Will Claim Your Winning Prize.His Email Is
:agent_charles_uklottery@yahoo.co.uk
Without Any Further Delay. Otherwise Your Prize Will Be Returned Unclaimed To Our National Headquarters In United Kingdom And Will Be Donated To Charity Homes.

You Are Required To Forward To Our Agent The Following Details:

Name:
Address:
Ref Number:
Batch Number:
Telephone:
Occupation:
Winning Number:


As Soon As You Contact Our Agent He Will Advise You On The Procedure To Claim Your Won Prize Money Immediately.

NOTE: YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO KEEP ALL YOUR WINNING CONFIDENTIAL TILL CLAIM IS MADE TO AVOID WRONG OR DOUBLE CLAIMING.ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIAL DISQUALIFIES YOU FROM GETTING YOUR PRIZE.
YOUR ADDRESS HAS WON


Congratulations Once More!!

Yours faithfully,

Carol Sweet
Online coordinator for
United Kingdom Lotto Programme,
Sweepstakes International Program.

[YOU MUST CLAIM YOUR PRICE ON OR BEFORE 14 DAYS]
We have millions of pounds in unclaimed prizes

UK LOTTERY PROGRAMME 2008

can you answer to me immediately?


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