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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.
  • +27835483313 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • grandpremierclaims@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: grandpremierlotteryorg@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:15:04 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

GRAND PREMIER INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
CUSTOMER SERVICE,
*******************************************
28 TANFIELD ROAD, CROYDON. LONDON
*******************************************
Ref: KPC/9080118308/02/TCA
Batch: 12/25/0034

Re: WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the British Lottery International programs held on the 17th of June 2006 in London. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545 188 with serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7, which Subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £2,500,000.00 (Two million, Five hundred thousand, pounds sterling) in cash credited to File PC/9080118308/02/TCA.

This is from total cash Prize of £125 Million shared amongst the first fifty (50) lucky winners in this grand category. This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for British Lottery. The estimated £125 million jackpot would be the sixth biggest in U.K. history. The biggest was the £363 million jackpot that went to two winners in May 2003 drawing of The Big Game Mega Millions'
predecessor.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Asia/Africa booklet representative office in South Africa as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your US£2,500,000.00 (Two million, Five hundred thousand, Pounds sterling) would be released to you by our appointed affiliate Bank in South Africa. Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your
funds to you as soon as you make contact with him.

All participants were selected randomly from 'World Wide Web' site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies and individual., this promotion takes place annually. 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 a 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, Kindly contact our fiduciary agent, with below details.
***********************************************************
Name: Mr Oliver Morris
Phone;+27-835-483-313
E-mail: grandpremierclaims@myway.com
Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release order
***********************************************************
Note that all claims process and clearance procedures must be duly completed early to avoid impersonation and the issue of double claim. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agent or us.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs May Speed,
AFRO-ASIAN Zonal Coordinator

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