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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 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.
  • +447017026151 (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.
  • ukverificationoffice2006@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "winners_ukloto@terra.es" <winners_ukloto@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 19:25:17 +0100 (MET)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! END OF YEAR LUCKY WINNER


The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPD

WINNING NOTIFICATION
===================

We happily announce to you the draw (#1147) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on saturday 30th
December 2006.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
56475600545188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 04 10 21 22 25 38
31(Bonus ball) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st
category i.e. match 6 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to
claim a total
sum of £1,532,720 (One Million, Five Hundred And Thirty Two Thousand,
Seven Hundred And Twenty Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file XYL
/26510460037/05 This is from a total cash prize of £4,596,411 (Four
Million, Five Hundred And Ninety Six Thousand, Four Hundred And Eleven
Pounds Sterling) shared amongst the Three (3) lucky winners in this
category i.e. match 6 plus bonus.

To file for your claim, please contact your fiduciary agent immediately
via the email below.

Agents Name: James Keegan
Email: ukverificationoffice2006@yahoo.co.uk

Tel: +44 701 702 61 51
Fax: +44 700 596 37 93

Cordially,
SIR GEORGE HARRIS














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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam