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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.
  • result001@yahoo.com.vn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • brown_fiduciaryagent@yahoo.com.vn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Lottery=20Draws?= <result001@yahoo.com.vn>
Reply-To: brown_fiduciaryagent@yahoo.com.vn
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 19:33:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION:


Tôi có thư mới!Bây giờ bạn có thể gửi thư điện tử cho tôi tại: result001@yahoo.com.vn

The National Lottery

African Region.


Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914

Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04

Batch: 074/05/ZY369


WINNING NOTIFICATION:


We happily announce to you the draw (#1032) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,

online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 6th May

2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188

with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers below:


(12)(23)(67)(2)(44) (Bonus Ball no 33.)


Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category ,i.e. match

5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of

$326,470 (Three Hundred and Twenty Six Thousand Four Hundred and

Seventy Dollars) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.


This is from a total cash prize of $1,958,820shared amongst the (6)

lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.


All participants for the online version were selected randomly from

World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from

over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed

online. This promotion takes place monthly.


Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our

African-booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your

play coupon. In view of this, your $326,470 (Three Hundred and Twenty

Six Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy Dollars) would be released to you

by any of our payment offices as mention to you by the fiduciary.


Our African 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 information confidential

until 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. Please be warned.


To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent below:


Mr. Michael Brown

Fiduciary Agent Africa

Victoria Garden City


Tel: 234 805 426 7754

Email: brown_fiduciaryagent@yahoo.com.vn


Provide him with the information below:

1. Name:

2. Address:

3. Occupation:

4. Marital Status:

5. Age:

6. Country: (Present Location)

7. Nationality:

8. Telephone or Cell Number.

9. Fax number: (if any)


Please be informed that to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,

please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with

our designated agents or us.


Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this programme

that has successfully won this competition.

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.


Yours faithfully,

Richard Lloyd.

Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY

Sweepstakes International Program.

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- The National Lottery

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