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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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.
  • lora_williams101@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: eric_donaldson02@mail.bg
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:05:24 +0300
Subject: Final Result(Batch: 074/05/ZY369)


EURO-AMERICAN-LOTTERY Headquarters:
Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
=20
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw of the
EURO-AMERICAN-LOTTO Sweepstake Online Lottery International
programs held on the (25TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2006) in
MANCHESTER, UK. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number: 56475600545188 with Serial number: 5368/02 drew the
lucky numbers:19-6-26-17-35-7, which subsequently won you
the lottery in the 2nd
category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
US$500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
in cash
credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash
prize of US $5 Million dollars, shared amongst
the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.All
participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web
site through computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000 companies websites.

This promotion takes place annually, Please note that
your lucky winning category # :two(2) falls within our WEST
AFRICA(lagos) booklet
representative office in AFRICA from the five booklet
reps.(london,sydney,seoul,lagos,athlanta) as indicated in
your play coupon.In view of this, your US$500,000.00 (Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) would be released
to you by our payment office in europe.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process
to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you
contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep
your winning information confidential till your claims is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner
you deem fit to claim your prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by
some unscrupulous elements.Please be warned.To file for
your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Miss Lora Williams
Email: lora_williams101@yahoo.co.uk
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote
your full names,your country, your private Telephone and
fax number, your
reference/batch numbers etc in any correspondences with us
or our designated agent.

=20
CONFIRMATION FORM

PERSONAL DATA
FULL NAMES: _________________________________
GENDER______________________________________
DATE OF BIRTH:________________________________
NATIONALITY: ________________________________
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
_______________________________________________
MARITAL STATUS: ______________________________
HOME ADDRESS: ________________________________
OFFICE ADDRESS: _______________________________
TELEPHONE
NUMBER:_________________________________________________
FAX NUMBER: ____________________________________
OCCUPATION: ____________________________________
POSITION HELD: ___________________________________
TICKET NUMBER: __________________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS:__________________________________

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of
this program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
Gregory Spencer.</br>-----------------------------</br>
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