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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)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "00,000.00" (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 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.
  • bonus_ukclaims@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • @yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY CLAIMS OFFICE <bonus_ukclaims@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:01:40 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Congratulation (Winner of Lottery Promotion)



FROM DESK OF: PROMOTIONS MANAGER.
The National Lottery
P O Box
1290
London, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
 
DEAR WINNER,
 
   [REF
Nº:UKPG43/127GT/2008]
   [BATCH Nº: SSJ/BTS/106]
 
RE: BONUS
PROMOTIONAL PRIZE/AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION
 
The management of UK
National Lottery is pleased to inform you that you have emerged one of the
Seventeen (17) winners of our 4th
International online awareness Sweepstakes
Program which was drawn on the 12th July2008 Your email/company, attached to
compu-ticket play coupon No.325-1232-23413-2143, with serial number 23-51-206
drew the lucky numbers: 14-26-34- 36-38-47 Bonus (16), and consequently won the
lottery. You have therefore been approved for the lump sum pay out of
£550,000.00(Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand GB Pounds); in cash credited, to
file Nº:UKPG43/126GT/2008
 
This is from total prize money of
£4,200,000.00 (Four Million, Two Hundred GB Pounds) Promotional budget shared
among the Seventeen (17) International winners in this category.

 
Participants were selected automatically selected by Computer Ballot
System (CBS), listings of all global names in the four geographic continents,
which could be found on-line. The internet emailing idea was used, since most
people who are not able to purchase tickets can play outside the UK .

 
This is a part of UK National Lottery contribution towards economic
upliftment and the reduction of known Epidemics. This draw automatically
qualifies you for our "End of year 2008" International Grand draw of 2 Billion
GB Pounds Sterling that will take place by the end  of promotional year 2008
(more info from our promotions office).Your fund is now available for claim. For
due processing and remittance of your prize money, to your chosen account or
preferred payment method, please contact our United Kingdom Regional Overseas
Claims/Payment Unit on the following address:
 
 
Contact: Dr. Martin
C. Bull (Regional Claims Manager)
TEL:+44  7031845642
Email: Bonus_ukclaims@yahoo.co.uk
It is important to provide the following information clearly, to avoid any
delays in processing your cash award.
Full
Name:__________________
Age:________________________
Gender:_____________________
Occupation:_________________
Ref:
_________________________
Batch:_______________________
Tel/Fax:_____________________
Email:________________(also
include an alternative email address e.g. @yahoo.com)
Country of
Origin:____________
Country of residence:_________
 
NB: All claims
must be submitted to the claims department not later than two weeks of this
notification, otherwise will be automatically disqualified and Prize returned to
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Trust
Account as unclaimed.
 
Our winners are
assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality,
And press anonymity
until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further
advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of
proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims. This is
part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse
of this program. Any lottery double claim attempt detected by our monitoring
committee will lead to automatic disqualification and prize returned to our
lottery pool as unclaimed. We hope with a part of your prize, you will
participate in our End of Year high stakes GB Pounds 2 Billion International
Lottery. Should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent
as soon as possible. Congratulations!! Once again from all our staff and thank
you for Being part of our promotional programs.
 
Very Truly
Yours,
 
MRS ELIZABETH MCPHERSON
(Lottery co-ordinator)
UK National
Lottery Online Promotions



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