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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 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:
  • "fiduciary 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 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.
  • +447023047584 (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.
  • uk_claimsunit44@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 05:14:28 -0500
Subject: Claim Your Winnings {Serial Number : 3168/12}



The Lottery Company
PO Box 200 Harrogate
HG1 2YR ,England
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/0820X2/78
Batch: 074/05/ZY457

PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to notify you the draw (998) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held 4th November 2008.The result of our computer draw (#978) selected your email address attached to E-ticket Number: 58775600545 V09. Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £250,000.00(TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING) in cash credited to file KTU/8823118308/07. This is from a total cash prize of £1,200,000.00 GBP shared amongst the first Four (4) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from a pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, parts of Africa, and North & South America as part of our international promotions programme conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. Do establish contact via e-mail with the particulars requested in the winners claim form below between the hours of 8.00am - 7.30pm on Monday through Saturday.

Please fill and forward the appropriate informations below:
=====================WINNER'S CLAIM FORM=============================

PERSONAL DATA

FULL NAME :
FULL ADDRESS :
GENDER :
AGE :
NATIONALITY :
OCCUPATION :
RELIGION :
TELEPHONE NUMBER :
FAX NUMBER :

WINNING INFORMATION
BATCH NUMBER : 074/05/ZY457
SERIAL NUMBER : 3168/12
REFERENCE NUMBER : LSUK/2008/11781/07

To file for your claim, please contact the company Fiduciary agent with a filled copy of the above winner's claim form via:

Name: Mr. Stephen Giggs
Email: uk_claimsunit44@hotmail.com<mailto:uk_claimsunit44@hotmail.com>

Tel : +447 023 047584
+447 031 858162

Note that 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.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,

Mrs. Rose Brian
Online Sweepstake Co-ordinator.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam