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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:

• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: "Cedric Brooke" <cedric.brooke@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 22:56:30 +0800
Subject: Information Needed


Dear Sir,

Every lottery winner(s) email which is gotten from the internet are attached
to a ticket with random numbers. The lottery draws is head every month which
is done with our random software. If you have been contacted to contact me
as a winner which means your email has been drawn as a winner.

I am your Fiduciary Agent assigned to your case file. On behalf of the
Dorchester International Lottery Corporation, I wish to congratulate you on
your winning.

You are required to forward the following details to help facilitate the
processing of your claims and certificate which will facilitate the release
of your winnings with Finance House/Bank on the release of your lottery
winning.

1. Full names:
2. Residential address:
3. Phone number:
4. Fax number:
5. Occupation:
6. Sex:
7. Age:
8. Nationality:
9. Annual Income:

You are advised to forward the above information as soon as possible to
enable us attend to your file.

On confirmation of the required information, your claims/certificate will be
process. You are advised to keep your winning numbers secret to avoid
unscrupulous person(s) from taking advantage of the situation.

Once again, congratulations.

Yours sincerely,

Cedric Brooke
Fiduciary Agent



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