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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:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims 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.
  • agentdavidchambers1@hotpop.com
  • hlffudiciaryagent@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "HERITAGE LOTTERY PROMOTIONS" <winnersalert@heritagelotteryfunds-online.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 20:09:20 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: PRIZE WINNING ALERT 2006


HERITAGE LOTTERY FUNDS
104 Princes Street
Edinburgh ,EH2 3AA U.K
FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: HLF I30557-00

ATTENTION

YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERY.
We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer balloting sweepstake held on 24th of August, 2006. This is a millennium scientific computer game in which email addresses were used. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users; therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it.Your email address was attached to ticket number 901-8-4620; with serial number 04-11 drew the lucky numbers rs 03, 15, 23, 25,35, 40, (30), and consequently won in category A. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1 MILLION (GBP) in cash credited to file REF:NO.HLF I30557-00. You could check on our website for more details.

Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes GBP10,000,000.00 POUNDS international lottery.

To begin your claim, please respond back to your claims agent; with the following information

Claims Requirements:
1.Name in full-----------------------
2.Address----------------------------
3Nationality------------------------
4.Age/Sex----------------------------
5.Occupation-------------------------
6.Phone/Fax--------------------------
7.Present Country--------------------
8.A scanned copy of a valid International Passport or Driver's License as proof of Identification.
Contact Details:

Dr David Atkinson
CLAIMS DEPT. MANAGER,
HERITAGE LOTTERY FUNDS
EMAIL: agentdavidchambers1@hotpop.com, hlffudiciaryagent@yahoo.co.uk
Upon reciept of the duly requested data,he will brief you on steps to be taken for due processing and remittance of your prize money. Remember, you must contact him using his mailing address not later than two weeks after this date or funds will be returned as unclaimed. NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference number in every one of your correspondences.Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program. Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
HERITAGE LOTTERY FUNDS UK.

Do not reply to this mail Contact your claims agent ========================================================================
This email and its attachments are confidential and intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s).This email and its attachments may also be privileged or protected by legal rules. If you have received this by mistake please let us know by reply immediately and destroy the email and its attachments without reading, copying or forwarding the contents.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam