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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • sethono@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "" <>
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 01:46:55 +0000
Subject: Winning Notification



Re: Award Notification



We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of your selection as

one of the five winners of the promotional Hope Trust Fund Lotto Sweepstakes

held recently as part of our EXPERIMENTAL BONANZA. You have therefore been

approved for a joint lump sum pay out of 900,000.00 British Pounds (Nine

Hundred thousand British Pounds only).



We in the Hope Trust Fund free Lottery Sweepstakes is by this program,Launching

our model computer balloting lottery draws, developed and designed to satisfy

the cravings of the ever-growing number of participants in our various lottery

programs.With funds accrued exclusively from previous draws, payouts to all winners are guaranteed and will be transferred in record time.



After randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an initial database

of 300,000 emails all participants were selected through a computer

ballot system from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA

and South America as part our International Promotions Program, which was

conducted in view of launching ourselves into the Sweepstakes

Industry Worldwide and zoning all participants by their respective

continents from across the globe,we produced an extensive list from

which you have emerged as one of the winners of the Grand Draw prize.



You are to contact our agents by email or fax within a week of

receiving this notice. Please find full contact details below:



Mr. Seth Ono

Alphaconsult Ltd

United Kingdom

Email:sethono@sify.com

Tel: 44 703 194 0089

44 703 194 0696

Fax: 44 870 1277 461

44 870 134 7673





In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember

to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your

correspondences with your claims agent



Ref No: AFSL/HTF/12-F892697954

Batch No:74-263-BBN

Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-003

Grand Draw No: 12099



N.B:Steps to claiming your prize;



KINDLY FILL THE FORM BELOW AND SEND ALONG TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT.





FULL NAME...............................................

COMPANY NAME: ........................................

FULL ADDRESS:...........................................

SEX:.................................

AGE................................

OCCUPATION..........................

TEL.......................FAX................ (If any)

COUNTRY................................

NATIONALITY.............................

NEXT OF KIN................................

E-MAIL..................................

AMOUNT WON..................................

HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENCE.............(identification on delivery)





INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION:

(A) CHEQUE



(B) DRAFT



BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/ INDIVIDUAL:

.............................................................

.............................................................

............................................................

____________________________ ____________________________

Date.

Signature.













Congratulations once again.

Sincerely,

Ms Marion Whyte,

Hope Trust Fund

PO Box 4

Peterborough

PE3 8XH

United Kingdom

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam