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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 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.
  • claimsagent_0009@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: info09@delphiforums.com
Reply-To: claimsagent_0009@sify.com
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:47:05 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS.............................YOU HAVE WON
=?utf-8?Q?=C2=A3956,420?= POUNDS!!!


THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
28 TAN FIELD ROAD,
CROYDON, LONDON.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

Dear Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the final announcement today, 20TH of
November, 2006 of winners of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE PROMO
PROGRAMME, held on the 29TH of October, 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:01-14-21-3-35-48, and a
bonus number of 24 which subsequently won you the lottery in the second
category.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£956,420 in cash credited to KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total
cash prize of £3,801,680 shared amongst the first four (4) lucky
winners in this category.

PROCEDURES FOR CLAIMS
NON UK RESIDENT WINNERS ARE HOWEVER REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE
FIDUCIARY AGENT ATTACHED TO DRAW ASAP UK LOTTERY{CLAIMS DEPT}
FIDUCIARY AGENT:MR MICHAEL MARTINS
EMAIL:claimsagent_0009@sify.com

VERIFICATION FORM
TO AUTHENTICATE YOUR EMAIL ..........
SEX:.................................
AGE...................................
OCCUPATION.............................
TEL.......................FAX................. (If any)
COUNTRY................................
E-MAIL..................................
WINNING NUMBER......................

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Thank you
for being part of our online promotional lottery program.
Yours Truly,
Richard K Lloyd.


Co-ordinator (Online Promo Programme).

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam