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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.
  • +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.
  • ja_smith33@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "kelly_v28@terra.es" <kelly_v28@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:36:27 +0100 (MET)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS...YOU EMERGED A WINNER









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 (#978) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on WEDNESDAY, 6TH DECEMBER 2006.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 5647560054 188 with Serial
number 5368/02 jackpot lotto winners drew the lucky numbers:(02,05,09,12,22,32 Bonus Number 34). which subsequently won"you the lottery in the 1st category i.e. match 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of GBP480,204.OO(FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED AND FOUR POUNDS STERLING) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World
Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.

This promotion takes place weekly. Please note that your lucky winning
number falls within our London booklet representative office in London
as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your GBP480,204.OO(FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED AND FOUR POUNDS STERLING) would be released to you by any of our payment offices.

Our fiduciary agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

This is part! of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

For payment, please fill out the below verification form and have it sent via email to your Fiduciary Agent ( MR JACK SMITH )







WINNER'S VERIFICATION FORM


WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA



First Name.: *



Middle Name.:


*







Gender.: MaleFemale







Month Of Birth.: Month January Febuary March April MayJune JulyAugust September October November December

Day: Day1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1314 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Year:







Marital Status.: Single Married Divorced


Nationality.: *





Occupation.:





Address 1.: *


Address 2.:


City.: *


State/Province.: *


Zip Code.: *







Mobile phone No.: *


House Phone No.: *


Fax No.:


Email Address.: * eg. username@domainname.com







WINNING INFORMATION


Batch Number.: *


Serial Number.: *


Refrence Number.: *
AMOUNT WON




This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is a valid particulars of me. Yes: No:








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

CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT TO FILE FOR YOUR CLAIMS.


MR JACK SMITH.
( FIDUCIARY AGENT )
Email: ja_smith33@yahoo.co.uk
Fax: +447 005 800 664


TEL: +44 70457 02178
+44 70457 02311
+44 70457 02390

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.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!




Yours faithfully,
MRS VIVIAN KELLY
ON-LINE CO-ORDINATOR
EUROPEAN UNION INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS.





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