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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")
• 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.
  • mark_edwardfiduciaryagent1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Brian Hunt" <uklottery55776@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 19:31:40 -0600
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION.

THE LONDON LOTTO ® COMPANY
UK HEAD OFFICE
SUITE 33-45,LION flOWERS
CENTRAL LONDON
ENGLAND
Ref: UK-05/NL/01CTG/0316
winning no: 03 - 07 - 09 - 21 - 35 - 39 â 32
 
Dear Winner,
 
Congratulations for being among the winners of the 10 lucky
winners in the FreeLotto ® draw held on the 4th of January 2006.
I will like to inform you once again that the London FreeLotto
® Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, the
Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers, Mackintosh and a
conglomeration of other international IT companies.
 
The London freelotto ® Internet draw is held once in a year and
is so organized to encourage the use of the Internet and computers
worldwide. We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros are won
annually in more than 150 countries worldwide and it is going to be
held twice this year just because of the Disaster that just accrued
around the globe.
 
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. Your won prize
is 500,000 pounds (five hundred thousand pounds) 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:
 Mark Edward via email  To file for your claim
 mark_edwardfiduciaryagent1@yahoo.co.uk
 
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, with followings details
below:
 
1.) Your Full name:

2.)Age:

3) Sex:

4) Telephone:

5) contact Address:

6)Quote your winning Ticket Number:

7)country:
 
NOTE:  You are Advice To Hurry and claim your prize.
 
Thanks.
 
MR.Brian Hunt,
Chief financial Director.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam