419 scam: "FTI"<rmknott@aol.com> !Contact Agent Manager!!!

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "silvestrgmt@skymail.mn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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: "FTI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <silvestrgmt@skymail.mn>
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2011 05:35:36 -0700
Subject: !Contact Agent Manager!!!

FROM THE DESK OF MRS ADILAH BARAD
WR12 7AJ Worcester,
Worcestershire,
United Kingdom.

>From the (FTI), in assistance with the International Lottery Commissions, We happily announce to you that you have won award of $530,000 United State Dollars at the London Payment Center!!!

TICKET NUMBER: 32-09-44-828-BM
SERIAL NUMBERS: 311-992-13

Your e-mail address above attached to ticket number: 32-09-44-828-BM drew the lucky numbers: 57 72 13 19 33 46 77, which subsequently won you the lottery in Category 2D. Therefore you must contact the Claiming Agent Manager, with all the requested information.

Send the following information below:

NAME:
AGE:
SEX:
ADDRESS:
OCCUPATION:
COUNTRY:
NATIONALITY:
TELEPHONE:
FAX NUMBER:

Mr. Silvester Gamet
TEL: 800 8802
Email: silvestrgmt@skymail.mn

He will need to confirm everything we have on file to ensure that, there will be no setbacks upon the release of these funds to you. I want you to know that verification and confirmation of all of your payment documents have been sent to our affiliate company, (The International Lottery Commissions) from our processing office. Also note that your winning information will be verified by our processing-coordinators who have been evaluated by our legal department. This will leave you the true beneficiary of the won award under the (FTI), and zoned under the London Tax Revenue office.

Due to a mix up of some email addresses, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been fully processed, as this is a part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted abuse of this program by participants.

Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program and thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program!!! Note: Do not reply to this email! Contact your claiming agent above.

NOTE: YOU DO NOT NEED TO PAY ANY MONEY FROM YOUR POCKET, ANY MONEY/TAXES THAT NEEDS TO BE PAID, SUPPOSE TO BE SENT TO YOU IN ADVANCE TO TAKE CARE OF THE TAXES.

Sincerely,
MRS ADILAH BARAD
Correspondent Agent
Falcon Treasury Incorporated(FTI).

NOTE: PLEASE KEEP THIS NOTICE IN YOUR PERSONAL FILES, FOR FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE

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