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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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.
  • agent_lotto70@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MRS
Reply-To: agent_lotto70@yahoo.es
Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2007 13:41:30 +0200
Subject: planet lottery final award 2007(Contact your claims agent Mr, John Doz immedialy






FROM THE DESK OF MANAGINE DIRECTOR
CLAIM FILE NUMBER: EG/008045160027 Madrid: 18/07/2006
BATCH NUMBER: 100000488 ATTENTION: STAKE WINNER,

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you today 7th day of Agust 2007 for the release of the PLANET LOTTERY PROGRAM Held on the 05 Agust 2007 Your name attached to the ticket number 025-11-464-992-750 drew the lucky number 134-15-16-21-34-36 which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of US$950,950.00 ( NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY ) in cash credited to file NO: EG/008045160027. This is From A Total Cash Prize of US$25,756.820.00 ( TWENTY FIVE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY SIX THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS ONLY ) shared Among International Winners In This category CONGRATULATIONS.
Your fund is now deposited with a finance company insured to your name. please note that your claim and batch numbers are the key to your funds, you are to keep this as a top confidential until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your bank account as this is part of our protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking of an advantage of this program by participants.
All Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Europe and America as part of our international promotions program which we conduct three times every year. We hope with a part of your prize you will take part in our next high stake USD1.3 BILLION INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent MR.JOHN DOZ, the foreign Service manager HOMELAND SECURITY & FINANCE COMPANY
TEL: 0034 646 911 486 FAX:0034 658 535 179 EMAIL: agent_lotto70@yahoo.es for processing and transfer of your prize money to a designated bank account of your choice. Remember all prize money must be claimed not latter than 28th Sept 2007. After this date, all funds will be return to the Ministerio De economia y Hacienda as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every of your correspondence with us or your agent, furthermore, should there be any change of address, Do notify your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all members of our staff and thank you for being a part of our promotion program.

Sincerely,
MRS. CHRITY LOPEZ
DIRECTOR

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam