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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")
  • "million united states 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)
  • ",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 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.
  • revlimandagi@googlemail.com
  • mandagirevli@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Martha X Spencer" <revlimandagi@googlemail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:44:29 -0600
Subject: WINNER No:06

The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom
Ref:MSW-L/327015002/08
Batch Number:2008 January #414


Hello,

The Board of Directors of The National Lottery announces to you as 1 of our
30 lucky winners of this Year's draw held on 24th
March,2008.All 30 winning Email Addresses were randomly selected from a
batch of 786,000 international emails world-wide.

And your email address emerged along side with 29 others as the Third
category winner.Consequently you have therefore been
approved for a total pay out of US$1,000,000:00 (One Million United States
Dollars) only.The following particulars are attached to
your lottery payment order.

(i) Ref:MSW-L/327015002/08
(!!) Batch Number:2008 January #414
(iii)Ticked Number:214-056-278
(iv) Serial Number:s/n-01025
(v) Lucky Numbers: 724-595-62-07-45
(vi) Security Code MSW/JUN/SS08

Please be informed by this winning notification,to file your claims,you are
to make contact with your designated agent who shall by
duty guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your prize.

To file for your claim,please contact your fiduciary agent.

Mr.Revli Mandagi
Email: revlimandagi@googlemail.com
Email: mandagirevli@hotmail.com

You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details
to avoid unnecessary delays and complications:

Payment Processing Form:

1. Full Names:
2. Postal Address:
3. Nationality:
4. Age:
5. Sex:
6. Occupation:
7. Phone/Fax:
8. Country Of Residence:
9. Current Email Address:

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1. All claims are nullified after 10 working days from today.

2. Your Ref number must be in all your emails with your fiduciary agent.

3. Do inform your fiduciary agent of any change of names oraddresses.

4. Please do not reply to this email. Contact your fiduciary agent.

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The National Lottery is registered with The Gaming Board of the United
Kingdom under Schedule 1A to the Lotteries
and Amusements Act 1976,as amended (LOT150/1837/2). We wish you the best of
luck as you spend your good fortune.


Sincerely Yours,
Mrs.Martha Spencer
The National Lottery

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