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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 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.
  • +441212880039
• 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.
  • iconnect_financecompany@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "luckywinners" <luckywinners@terra.com.mx>
Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 07:36:53 -0600
Subject: The United Kingdom Lottery


The United Kingdom Lottery
Customer Service: 680 NCA 85914
Ref: 074/05/ZY369
Batch: UK/9420X2/68
Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-005
Grand Draw No: 12099

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of the United Kingdom Lottery International programs, held on the 7th of May 2006 in Manchester UK.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 5647 5600 5465 5188 with Serial number 5368/05 drew the lucky numbers: 19-6-26-17-35-47,which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of Two hundred and Fifty thousand GBP(£250,000) in cash credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £2,500,000.00(Two million five hundred thousand GBP) shared amongst the first Ten(10) lucky winners in this category. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Website through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.

This promotion takes place annually. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your US £250,000.00 in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02, 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 in formation confidential till your claim is processed and your money sent to you.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 Lottery fiduciary agent:
MR.TIMOTHY RALPH
MANAGER iConnect Finance company
Email:iconnect_financecompany@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44-121-288-0039
Fax: +44-207-900-2850

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.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Yours Sincerely,

Deborah Ashley.
United Kingdom LOTTERY ONLINE Co-ordinator.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam