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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:
  • "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.
  • +447045740164 (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.
  • uklot_2008@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY <erikfalk@stofanet.dk>
Reply-To: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY <uklot_2008@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 16:11:49 +0200
Subject: YOUR WINNING NOTIFICATION ....



The Marinal Offices
St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE6 1HX England

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final
draws of UNITED KINGDOM international programs.After this automated computer
ballot, your email address emerged as one of two winners in the
category "A".You have therefore been approved to claim the sum of 1,000,000
(One Million Pounds Sterling) with the information below:

=======================
TICKECT:UK/9484MHJE/544
Serial No:ks/e4584
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
========================

To file for your claims fill the form below and send it to our payment&nbsp;
Officer:

The agent's Contact is below:
Name:Dr.Marion Kellen
Email: uklot_2008@yahoo.com.hk
TELL: +44-704-574-01-64

========================================
PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM
========================================

(1).YOUR NAMES................
(2)ONTACT ADDRESS......
(3).TEL/FAX NUMBERS...........
(4).OCCUPATION............
(5).COUNTRY..........
(6).AGE............
(7).SEX..............
{8}.MARITAL STATUS..............


I ----------------,HEREBY DECLARE THAT I HAVE NEVER RECIEVED ANY SETTLEMENT
FROM THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND AND UK&nbsp; LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOR
ANY MEMBER OF MY FAMILY FILLED CLAIM ON MY BEHALF TO NATIONAL LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION.

WARM REGARDS,
MRS, CAROLINA BRYAN
UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY SECRETARY

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam