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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!
• 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.
  • +447045702178 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447005800664 (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.
  • fiduciaryben@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "winsnotifier200@terra.es" <winsnotifier200@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 10:18:35 +0100 (MET)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU EMERGE A WINNER








UK ONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK.
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!
UK ON-LINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X).

UK National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch:074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the Bono Lottery International Program held on 20TH DECEMBER, 2006. Your name "email address" was attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 serial number: 5368/02 This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 04,10,21,22,25, 38 , -- Bonus No.31, which consequently won the lottery in the second category.

You hereby have been approved lump sum pay of £2,462.462(TWO MILLION,FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY TWO THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY TWO POUNDS STERLING) file Ref: UK/9420X2/68 from the total cash prize of £ 4,924,924.00 shared amongstTWO lucky winners based on their category.

All participants "email address" were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand names from Canada,Australia,United
States,Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by some multinational companies as including Bill Gate, and some other EU governmental personalities part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.
To process your claims you are hereby advice to contact the The promotions Manager with this information:


VERIFICATION AND CLERANCE FORM

1.FULL NAMES:_________________________________

2.ADDRESS:__________________________________________


3.SEX:________________________

4.AGE:______________________


5.MARITAL STATUS: _________________________

6.OCCUPATION: ________________

7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________

8.TELEPHONE NUMBER :_____________________

9.BATCH NUMBER:__________________

B. REF NUMBER:______________

10.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________




11.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________

___________________________________________


12. COUNTRY_______________________________

13. MARITAL SATUS:_____________________

14. ZIP CODE:__________________________________





ENDEAVOUR TO MAIL OR FAX HIM YOUR DETAILS AS OUTLINED BELOW FOR FURTHER REFERENCES.

CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER TO FILE FOR YOUR CLAIMS.


MR BEN RICHARD.
(CLAIMS OFFICER)
Email: fiduciaryben@yahoo.co.uk




Tel: +44 70457 02178
+44 70457 02311
+44 70457 02390


Fax:+ 447-005-800-664

ENDEAVOUR TO CALL YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT AS REGARDS YOUR CLAIMS.

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid dual claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.
Note.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!




Yours faithfully,
MRS VIVIAN KELLY
ON-LINE CO-ORDINATOR
EUROPEAN UNION INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS,
Open 7 days 7am-7pm.





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