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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 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:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +447045708285 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:09:32 -0500
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION





Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
28 Shefield ROAD,
CROYDON.LONDON
Ref: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch: 12/25/0304



WINNING NOTIFICATION



We happily announce to you the draw (#471) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on 1st
November,2008.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 05 21 23 28 40 48 26(bonus
no.),which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category
i.ematch 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £850,000
(Eight
Hundred And Fifty thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of #10,000,000 shared
amongst the first four (4) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5
plus bonus.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from
World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from
over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are
listedonline.
This promotion takes place weekly until the end of the
year.(31/12/2008)

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play
coupon.(5647560054) In view of this, your £850,000 (Eight Hundred And
Fifty thousand pounds sterling) would be released to you by any of our
payment offices in Europe.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent and Provide
him with the information below:

1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
11.Draw Number above:



Mr. Emmanuel Loiseau
Email:emmanuelloiseau_19@live.com
Phone Number:+447045708285



Zonal Co-Ordinator
(Teala Daniels-Cabral)

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam