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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 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.
  • phillip_collins01@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "philip collins" <philipcollins01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: phillip_collins01@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 01:52:32 -0900
Subject: CONGRATULATION, YOU HAVE WON UK LOTTERY, GET ME REPLIED.

Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of the UK-LOTTO Sweepstake Lottery
International programs held on the Saturday 28th MAY 2005 in LEEDS
UNITED-KINGDOM. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545
188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:

10-16-21-24-34-46-30 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of( 1.5 (one
million five hundred thousand pounds) in cash credited to file
ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of 1.5 million pounds ,
shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draw system and e! xtracted from over 100,000 companies. This
promotion takes place annually.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.In view of
this, your 1.5 million pounds (one million five hundred Thousand pounds)
would be released to you by our payment office in europe.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact her. For security reasons, you
are advised to keep your winning
information confidential till your claims is processed and your money
remitted to you in Whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned. To
file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr PHILLIP COLLINS
phillip_collins01@yahoo.co.uk
You can go to our online result site to confirm the
value of your
winnings and also get a prize breakdown:-
http://lottery.co.uk/res/
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK To avoid unnecessary delays
and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any
correspondences with us or our designated agent.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program. Thank
you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
MR GREEN LUTHER
UK-LOTTO Co-ordinator

Anti-fraud resources:

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