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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!
• 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.
  • +447011133771 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: ann kanno <rch4thestars@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 10:16:21 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: Ticket no: 56475600545 188




Annie's Animal Pet Care! (www.anniesanimalpetcare.com)
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From: National Lottery Board <result@uklottery.co.uk>
Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2009 8:15:31 AM
Subject: Ticket no: 56475600545 188

Dear Winner,
This is to notify you that your email address has won Ј250,000.00
in the UK National Sweepstakes Lottery.It is a random computerized
selection Raffle no: 56475600545 188 Serial No:5388/02
Winning Number: 05-11-13-17-44-48-(25) Draw (#1055)
To file claims, Details Required for Verification:
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1. Full Name 2. Address 3. Country
4. Age 5. Gender 6. Occupation 7. Telephone 8.I.D. Card
To The Fiduciary Agent
=====================================================
Mr Alfred Robert (Reference Officer)
Tel.:+447011133771
E-mail: alfredrobert06@administrativos.com
=====================================================
Yours sincerely,
Mrs Tracy Holmes(Online Co-ordinator

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam