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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.

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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")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +447011138198 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • david_ess7@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Deby Van" <deby_van01@excite.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: david_ess7@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 19:07:07 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS!!

CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
THE COCA COLA NATIONAL LOTTERY
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD
DEPTCOCA COLA AVENUE
STAMFORD BRIDGE LONDON.
SW1V 3DW UNITED KINGDOM
THE BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY AFFILIATE TO THE COCA COLA COMPANY
OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION.
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draws held in UNITED KINGDOM on ( Thursday 2nd November , 2006 )
by Coca-Cola Company in conjunction with the British National Lottery
Promotion 2006, your email was among the 20 Lucky winners who won £
250,000.00 each on The Coca-Cola Company Promotion.
However the results were released on Monday 6th November, 2006. Your
email was attached to ticket number (56475600545188) and Serial Numbers
(5368/02).
The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses
from an exclusive list of 29,031 E-mail addresses of individuals and
corporate
bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the
internet. However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were
assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy.
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over
1,000,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.
This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed
by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This
lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.
However, you will have to fill the verification and funds release form
below and send it to the Fiduciary Agent of The Coca-Cola Company for
verifications and then you will be directed in any way you dim fit to
claim your cheque of £ 250,000.00 which has already been deposited in
your favour.
VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM:
1.FULL NAMES:
2.ADDRESS:
3.SEX:
4.AGE:
5.MARITAL STATUS:
6.OCCUPATION:
7. ANNUAL INCOME:
8.E-MAIL ADDRESS:
9.TELEPHONE NUMBER:
10.TICKETNUMBER:
11.SERIAL NUMBER:
12.AMOUNT WON:
13.STATE:
14.COUNTRY:
15.NEXT OF KIN:
16.HOW DO YOU FEEL AS A WINNER:
Please you are adviced to complete the form and send it immediately to
our Promotion Agent via email for prompt collection of your
fund from the designated office.
CONTACT FIDUCIARY AGENT
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Agent David Ess
Email: david_ess7@yahoo.com <mailto:david_ess7@yahoo.com>
Phone: +44 701113 8198
Fax:+448704795394
You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public
especially your ticket number and ballot number. (This is important as a
case of double claims will not be entertained).
*Staff of Coca-Cola and the British National Lottery Promotion are not
to
partake in this Lottery.
Accept my hearty congratulations once again!
Yours faithfully,
Mrs Deby Van
The Coca-Cola Online Co-ordinator.

Anti-fraud resources:

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