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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")
• 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: martindouglass@live.com
Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:16:32 +0800
Subject: YOUR EMAIL WAS SELECTED (500.000.00(G.B.P)

Dear Winner,

This is to inform you of the release of our 2008 FREE LOTTERY in which e-mail addresses are picked randomly by software
powered by the Internet. Eighteen email addresses were selected and you are lucky to be among them therefore making you
one of winners of the sum of (500.000.00(G.B.P) in this category Your ticket number:008795727498 with Serial number
Batch:409978E drew Ref: BTD/9080648302
and you are to contact our Financial Controller with the information below for clearance.FINANCIAL CONTROLLER:
Mr.Williams Wilcox

Email:martindouglass@live.com
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1.Full Names...............{}
2 Address...................{}
3 Age..........................{}
4 Sex..........................{}
5 Marital Status..........{}
6 Occupation..............{}
7 Phone numbers.......{}
8 Fax Num..................{}
9 Country...................{}
10 Country Code.........{}

Note that all claims process and clearance procedures must be duly completed early to avoid impersonation arising to the
issue of double claim. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any
correspondences with us or our
designated agent.

After filling the above form and when you are sending the mail to the fiduciary agent whose email address is above,make
sure u open a new
compose page else your mail will not be recieved.

Sincerely,
Mrs Carla Gibbs
Online Coordinator
FREE LOTTO SWEEPSTAKES INT.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam