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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:
  • "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.
  • fabian2005gerolt@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Walter Jones" <pwhlottery11@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 03:19:25 +0000
Subject: YOUR WINNING NOTIFICATION

BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS
28 TANFIELD ROAD, CROYDON.LONDON.
Ref: KPC/9080118308/02/TCA
Batch: 12/25/0034
Our Ref: YOUR WINNING NOTIFICATION.
Your Ref: NLF-564 75600545 188-5388/02/31-6-26-13-35-7.

We happily bring to your notice the results of the British Lottery
International programs held on the 6th November, 2005 in London. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545 188 with Serial number:
5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7, which subsequently won
you a prize in the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved to claim a
total sum of US$1,500,000.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02/TCA.
This prize is from a total cash prize of USD 75,000,000.00 (Seventy Five
Million United State Dollars) shared amongst the first Fifty (50) lucky
winners in this grand category "B". This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the
largest ever for British Lottery.
The estimated USD 75 Million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in U.K.
history. The biggest was the USD 363 Million jackpots that was shared
between two winners in the January 2004 draw of The Big Game Mega Millions'
predecessor.
All participants were selected randomly from various websites on 'The
World Wide Web, www' through a computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000 companies. This promotion takes place annually. For
security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your prize remitted to you as
required in this grand category "B" terms and conditions of claims. This is
a part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in London as indicated in our play coupon. In
view of this, your USD 1,500,000.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) prize would be transferred to your designated Bank
account . Our approved agent, The Trans Atlantic
Company will immediately commence on processing your claims, to facilitate
the release of your prize to you as soon as you make contact with them.
Please be advised as follows: To file for your claim, kindly contact our
fiduciary agent with the below details for processing your claims:
********************************************************
Name: Mr. Fabian gerolt
E-mail: fabian2005gerolt@yahoo.com
Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release order Department, Trans
Atlantic S.A London, United Kingdom.
********************************************************
Note that all claims processes and clearance procedures must be duly
completed early to avoid impersonation and or double claiming. To
avoidunnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch
numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. martins Beckford.
Lottery Co-ordinator.
For: The British Lottery International.

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