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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:
  • "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!

Fraud email example:

From: Sweepstakes Claims <sweepstakesclaims01@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:39:15 +0100 (BST)
Subject: SWEEPSTAKES DAPARTMENT/VERIFICATION FORM




SWEEPSTAKES ONLINE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT.
P O Box 4539.
11 VICARAGE ROAD,LIVERPOOL, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
Ref : LSUK/2031/8161/06
Batch: R3/A312-59
(Customer Services)

DEAR WINNER:
This is to acknowledge the receipt of you mail. For full validating of your winnings you are to provide the following details below. Once this is done, your winning certificate will be prepared and sent to you along side with instructions on how to proceed. Fill and return to this department via email.

Please do ensure that your given contact/shipping address is correct.

This Promo is proudly sponsored by the Intel Group,Toshiba, Dell computers, Mackintosh and a conglomeration of other international IT companies. THE BRITISH SWEEPSTAKES PROMOTION internet draws in each quarter of the year is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide. We are proud to say that up to TWO MILLION POUNDS STERLINGS are won annually in more than 150 Countries worldwide.


VERIFICATION/FUND RELEASE FORM

FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:
CONTACT ADDRESS:

COUNTRY:

NATIONALITY:

OCCUPATION:

SEX:

AGE:

TEL NO:

AMOUNT WON:

NEXT OF KIN:

********************************************************************
Congratulations from me and members of staff of SWEEPSTAKES

ONLINE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT.

Yours faithfully,


Alex Moore(Sir)
Fudiciary Agent,
Tele: 0044 704 5720 293 0044 703 1966 249

For: SWEEPSTAKES ONLINE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT



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