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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +447031906226 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "uk promo" <notification@intlsweeptakepromo.com>
Reply-To: intlottopromo@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 16:13:54 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION....

14 FRATON ROAD
FULHAM, LONDON
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/02/SHYN
Batch: 12/25/0034

                               WINNING NOTIFICATION:

ATTN WINNER:

 

This is to inform you that you have won the british lottery which was held last week.  your email with serial number 5388/02 and ticket number564 75600545 188   hit the jackpot .

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1, 500,000 (One million Five hundred thousand  pounds) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02/SHYN. This is from a total cash prize of £10 Million pounds shared among the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category. 

In the 2nd category.you are advised to keep this notice to yourself because of individuals who may divert your money to theirs and they also use our company to deceive others.

 

To begin your claim please contact our claim agent:
Broadway Finance & Security.
UNITED KINGDOM (UK).
Mr. Charles Stanley(Foreign Services Manager)
Tel:+44 7031906226
Fax:+44 7075023839
Email:broadwayuk09@uk2.net    
      

 

Yours faithfully,
The Management.                                                                           
 
Material Copyright © 2005 The Lottery Co. Ltd. •
The Lottery Company and lottery.co.uk is in no way affiliated with, associated with 
or approved or endorsed by Camelot Group plc or The National Lottery Commission.

 

 

 

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam