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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 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.
  • brithish_lotterycustomercare004@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "NATIONAL LOTTERY INC:" <brithish_lotterycustomercare004@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:31:36 -0800
Subject: WINNERS REFERENCE NUMBER:UK/786543X4/28

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
PO Box 1010
Liverpool -L70 1NL
United Kingdom.

Dear Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the final announcement that
you are one
of the winners of the UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL LOTTERY,
international online Lottery programs, held 15th of
November, 2008, by an
advanced automated random computer search from the
internet,no
tickets were sold. REFERENCE NUMBER:UK/786543X4/28
BATCH NUMBER:034/099/YX46 your company or personal e-mail
address, have
therefore, been approved to claim a total sum
of£1,000,000,00(One million pounds sterlings).

To file for your claim, Contact the processing Consultant:
Agents Name:Dr Pinkett Brown
Email :brithish_lotterycustomercare004@yahoo.com.hk


VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM

1.FULLNAMES:________2.ADDRESS:__________CITY________STATE_________POSTCODE______COUNTRY
3.SEX:_______4.AGE:________5.OCCUPATION:__________6.TELEPHONE
NUMBER:__________RELIGION_____________________MARITAL
STATUS:________
E-MAIL ADDRESS:_________________


Once the above information has been received, your prize
will be
verified with the information and released for transfer.

ACCEPT OUR HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS.

© Uk National Lottery 2008

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam