419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "million british pounds" (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.
- +447937438547

Fraud email example:

From: fza4@arcor.de
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 09:37:10 +0100 (CET)
Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?DR_JAMES_ADAMS_+27_0603744634_?=
=?ISO-8859-1?Q?To_Claim_Your_GBP_=A31,000_000,00?=

YAHOO MAIL LOTTERY
1550 Princess Street Kingston, ON, K7M 9E3
UK Office No 47 Se1 7na – Balking London United Kingdom
London Head Office: Tel: +44 793 7438 547 (Mr. Steve Cliff)

WINNING NUNBERS
1 4 9 14 22 26 Bonus 34

We happily announce that you have won prize money of One Million British Pounds (£1, 000000.00 GBP) for online Sweepstakes promotion which is organized by YAHOO & WINDOWS LIVE, MSN this 2015.
YAHOO and MICRO SOFT collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail and few from other e-mail providers. Six people are selected every two years to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM.
Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center. Yahoo Prize Award must be claimed no later than 28th days, from date of Draw Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.

Stated below are your identification numbers: BATCH NUMBER: MFI/06/APA-43658,
REFERE NCE NUMBER: 2006234522
PIN: 1206

Your winning numbers fall within the Johannesburg Location file, you are requested to contact our fiduciary agent in Johannesburg South Africa and send your winning identification numbers to him for claim. Please reply your details to the email address below immediately.

CLAIMS MANAGER CONTACT INFORMATION:
NAME: Dr. James Adams
E-Mail: drjamesadams03@gmail.co.za
TEL: +27(0)7
0603744634 Fax: +27(0) 866251035

You are advised to send the following information immediately to your Claims Agent to facilitate the release of your fund to you.
1. Full names:
2. Contact Address And Country:
3. Telephone and Fax No.:
4. Age:
5. Sex:
5. Occupation/Position:
6. Bank Name and Address:
7. Account No. and Swift Code:
8. Copy of passport Or Drivers License:
Congratulations!! Once again.
Yours in service,

Dr. (Mrs.) Mercy Martin

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