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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")
  • "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.
  • payagency4@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: cole hans <cole@chans.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:33:51 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Mr Irena Rudy.


Mr Irena Rudy.
QUOTE THESE NUMBER SIR/MADAM.LSLUK/2031/8161/06
NOTIFICATION!!! YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS HAS WON A PROMOTION (TWO Million DOLLAR Prize)
We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner of TWO million DOLLAR (2,000,000.00)DOLLARS.
NOTE: to file for your claim, please contact the fiduciary agent. Find below your Reference and Batch numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in your correspondence with your claims agent.Mr.COLE VAN HANS,

PROMOTION DATE: 20th of October 2006.Remember all winning must be claimed not later than 20TH NOVEMBER 2006 after this date,all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.
REFERENCE NUMBER: LSLUK/2031/8161/06
BATCH NUM:15/162/IP, TICKET NUM:NHP/8902/AML/4021
SERIAL NUMBER: HGL/233/HO/16634
Contact Agent Email Address: payagency4@netscape.net
***********************************************
Mr.COLE VAN HANS,
OFFICE Address:P.O. Box 3112 1106BG EMELO Netherlands.
Telephone:0031-611-146-930, Fax number:0031-847-176-138
Contact Agent Email Address: payagency4@netscape.net
**********************************************
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely Yours,
Mr Irena Rudy. Lottery Coordinator.
Contact Agent Email Address: payagency4@netscape.net

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam