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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "fudiciary" (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.
  • +447045714238 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: SIR COOKER JOHNSON <coordinator21@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 21:22:38 +0000
Subject: YOUR EMAIL WON!



The National LotteryP O Box 1010Liverpool, L70 1NLUNITED KINGDOM(Customer Services)Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/06Batch: R3/A312-59
16TH JUNE 2007, WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw (2007/1176) of the UK-LOTTO Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on 16TH JUNE 2007 in LEEDS UNITED-KINGDOM.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the winning numbers:3 35 39 42 44 48 41 , which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £263,783.00 ( Two Hundred and Sixty Three Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Three pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.

To file for your claim, fill the winner verification form below and forward to the fudiciary agent immediately via email.

Fiduciary Agent:Mr.Albert Phillips
Email: uklottoagent17yahoo.co.uk, fiduciaryoffice7@aim.comPhone: +44 7045714238 +44 7031924803, +44 7031924804.

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM:
1.FULL NAMES:2.NATIONALITY:3.DATE OF BIRTH:4.SEX:5.MARITAL STATUS:6.CONTACT ADDRESS:7.TELEPHONE NUMBER:8.OCCUPATION:9.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:10.WINNING NUMBER:11.TOTAL AMOUNT WON:

MODE OF PAYMENT (Choose One)
(1)Courier Delivery(2)Bank To Bank Transfer

Sir SIR.COOKER JOHNSON Online Online Co-ordinator U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY

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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam