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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:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • +447045788413 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: robert hache <roberthache.07@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 21:14:59 +0000
Subject: =?windows-1256?Q?FILL_YOUR_VERIFICATION_AND_FUNDS_RELEASE_FORM=FE?=




Dear Winner,Congratulations once again from all the staff here. Inorder to verify your winnings, we need yourparticulars for record purposes. All participants for this online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted fromover 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that arelisted online. This promotion takes place weekly. Please note thatyour lucky winning number falls within our European bookletrepresentative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. For securityreasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidentialtill your claim is processed and your money remitted to you inwhatever manner you deem fit to receive your prize. This is part ofour precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarrantedabuse of this program. Attached here is acopy of our verifications form, please fill accordingly so as to proceed with your winnings. Onceagain congratulations from all the staff.

This form is valid for only those who have won the British INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY Fill in the required fields in the space provided below. No field should be left blank, because your particulars are needed for record purposes.NOTE : IT IS REQUIRED YOU ATTACH THE FORM OR SIMPLY CLICK THE REPLY BUTTON BEFORE FILLING OUT THIS FORM, AS ALL INPUTED DATA MAY BE LOST UPON OUR RECEPTION. IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR BROWSER SETTING DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM e.g html program, YOU ARE TO SEND THE REQUIRED DATA IN PLAIN TEXT FORMAT.



VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM1.FULL NAMES:______________________________2.ADDRESS:_________________________________________________________________________________________3.SEX:_______________4.AGE:________5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________6.OCCUPATION:________________________7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________

8.SERIAL NUMBER:_______________5368/02_________________

9.WINNING NUMBER: ___08.11.21.32.35.42. {47}________

10.TELEPHONE NUMBER:__________________________11.ANY IDENTIFICATION(Driving License/passport)Y/N___________12.AMOUNT WON:____£850.000 GREAT BRITIAN POUNDS_____13. NATIONALITY:__________________________________14. WINNER'S COUNTRY________________________________



You are to chose below the options which you wish to claim your funds.DELIVERY OPTIONS:

1, BANK SWIFT WIRE TRANSFER2, GET YOUR CHEQUE VIA COURIERED TO YOU.


Upon receipt of the duly requested data, I will sendyou the contact information of the payment office so youcan proceed with effecting the release of your claimin anyway you deem fit.Warm Regards,
Mr Robert Hache

+447045788413

The UKNL International Lottery Sweepstakes International Program.

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