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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (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 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.
  • +447045750308 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.ptaylor11@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Lucy Baines" <SHORVATH@ptd.net>
Reply-To: ukonline.contact11@jmail.co.za
Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 23:38:53 -0000
Subject: Attn: Your email was selected among the 6 lucky consolation prize winners



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Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch:074/05/ZY369


You are a winner of the FREE UK National lottery online program that was
held on the 20th of September 2007.We wish to congratulate and inform you on
the selection of your email coupon number which was selected among the 6
lucky consolation prize winners. Your email ID identified with coupon No.
CAN:9728939934. withentries from the 25,000,000 different email addresses
enrolled for the E-game.Your email ID was included among the 25,000,000
different email addresses submitted by our partner international email
provider companies. No tickets were sold.£516,778:00 (Five Hundred and
Sixteen Thousand,Seven Hundred and Seventy Eight Pounds Sterling Only ) in
cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.


To file for your claims you are to contact our claims agent by email.

Mr Peter Taylor
Email: agent.ptaylor11@gmail.com )
Tell: +44 704 575 0308


1.Name in full:______________
2.Home Address:________________
3.Age:_________________
4.Mail:_________________________
5.Occupation:________________
6.Amount Won:__________________
7.Phone Number:____________________
8.Present Country:_________________
9.Sex:_______________
10.Marital Status:____________


Congratulations On behalf of all members of the Lottery foundation.



Yours Truly,
Lucy Baines
Co-ordinator(Online Promo Programme)

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam