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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")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "hundred thousand us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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 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.
  • jacksondavids2@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: sweepstakelotterypromotion@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:51:27 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONGRATULATION?=

Sweep Stake Lottery
Affiliate of International Lottery organization.
14 Fox Rd, Suite 321. London W4 3RW England.

We happily announce to you the draw of the Sweepstake Lottery International
programs held on the 1st of September 2006 in London England. Your e-mail
address attached to

Ticket number: 644 79543465 B44
Serial Number: 6395-408AWL
Batch Number: D51/10872004PDU
Lottery Reference Number: 63-76-95-27-14

Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore
been approved to claim a total sum of £1,973,054 (One Million Nine hundred
and seventy three thousand point fifty-four GBP) which is equivalent to
US$3,500, 000.00 (Three Million five hundred thousand US Dollars only).
This is from a total cash prize of £19.73054 Million pound starling, shared
amongst the first (10) lucky winners in this category.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in Paris as indicated in your play coupon. In view
of this, your £1,973,054 (One Million Nine hundred and seventy three thousand
point fifty-four pound starling) which is equivalent to US$3,500, 000.00
(Three Million five hundred thousand US Dollars only) would be released
to you by the Sweep Stake and our paying bank in Paris. Our European agent
will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your
funds as soon as you contact her.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 individuals and companies
through their online play. This promotion takes place only for this season
before play coupon begins.

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 is to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program
by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned! To file for your claim,
please contact our fiduciary agent:

David Jackson Email:
jacksondavids2@yahoo.co.uk


To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to contact Mr.David
Jackson with followings details below:

1. Your full name, telephone, contact address, sex and occupation.
2. Quote your Ticket number in any correspondences with our designated agent
or us.

Congratulations, once more from all members and staffs of this program.

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT David Jackson DIRECTLY.

Best Regards,

Mrs. Jennifer Smith
SWEEP STAKE Zonal Coordinator




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