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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "you are required to pay " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• 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.
  • customer_support_unit@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "INTERGLOBE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY" <interglolottery@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: fiduciary4claims01@walla.com
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 12:29:41 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WINNING GET BACK TO US A.S.A.P

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

INTERGLOBE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY

124, ASHLEY STREET, FOXGLOVE SQUARE,

LONDON, NW15 DS.



WINNING NOTIFICATION EMAIL:



Sequel to our lottery draw of which you participated

either personally or through a friend or relative on

the bases of three ballot papers for a free ballot

paper, the draw has just been released having you as

one of the fifteen lucky winners in the third category

out of three million participants for the prize of

£900,000.00 pounds Sterling in the third category.



However, you missed the jackpot of £2,200,000.00 (Two

million two hundred British Pounds Sterling) in the

first category and the second category of

£1,500,000.00. The following are your winnings details

which may be required upon claims.



Event No: DFN/012-456-321

Winning No: WIN/457-455-566

Serial No: 0007

Draw No: 389



Your prize of £900,000.00 shall be paid in three

installments of £300,000.00 each.

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.



Claim Steps: Contact your Fiduciary Agent stating your FULL

NAME for your claims as he would aid you through the process by

supplying the above numbers.



Fiduciary Agent: Mr. Baker Edison

Email address: fiduciary4claims01@walla.com



That way your winnings certificate and all other

relevant documents/paperwork can be prepared for you.

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the

Interglobe International Lottery.

Yours faithfully,

Michael Douglas.

Online coordinator for Interglobe International Lottery

Interglobestakes International Program.

N.B: Please do not reply to this mail. Contact your

Claims agent immediately.



WARNING:

Do not respond to any email that purport to

be ours without any due confirmation especially when

you are required to pay upfront for Insurance and Tax.

The courier company is responsible for the insurance

of your winnings to the full value. And for Tax, the

British Revenue Board shall notify you to remit the

Tax due to her after full payment.Confirm your

winnings from the confirmation unit Head Mr John Smith on this email:

customer_support_unit@consultant.com

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam