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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "00,000.00" (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!

Fraud email example:

From: cindy james <cinjames14@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <gerald_osbornoffreelottopromo@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:55:11 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE WON!!!!



FREE LOTTO PROMO,LONDON,UNITED KINGDOM:
Dear Winner, We are informing you of the result of the Lottery programs held on the 1th of oct 2007 as part of our promotional programmes for the year2007. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 77007742781005-18721 with reference number 414-3721060 drew winning numbers 7-00-71-00-66-49 and credited to batch number 121cfc, which consequently won in the 1st category via our electronic ticket as stated above.You have therefore been approved for a pay out of 1,800,000.00GBP. For more details,contact our fiduciary agent: Name: Gerald Osborn Email:gerald_osbornoffreelottopromo@yahoo.co.ukCindy Jones
Fill the form and send to our fiduciary agent on this email:
PERSONAL DETAILS:NAME(MR.MRS.MS.):...................................
COMPANY NAME: (IFAPPLICABLE)..................................
ADDRESS:....................................
CITY:.......................................STATE:... ...........................................ZIP CODE:.....................................
TEL:......................................
FAX:.......................................HOME
TEL:........................................
EMAIL ADDRESS:..............................
ADDRESS:..................................................
OCCUPATION:.................................
MARITAL STATUS:............................
DATE OF BIRTH:..............................
NAME OF RECEIVER:.....................
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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam