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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!

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Paul Mark <fiduciaryagent_paulmark@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 09:00:03 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Attn: Winner (CLAIMS PROCEDURE)


SWEEPSTAKES ONLINE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT.
P O Box 4539.
#24 Lyndhurst Road,
London NW3 5PQ,
United Kingdom.
Ref : UK/9420X2/68.
Batch: 074/06/ZY369.
(Customer Services)
CLAIMS PROCEDURE.
Dear Winner,
I have been notified by the authorites concerned of the SWEEPSTAKES ONLINE LOTTERY PROGRAMME held june, 2006 and the winners as they emerged from the floor of the draws in London UK.I have been contracted as your Fiduciary agent in charge of the release of your win, I shall by duty guide you through the process to the release of your win as far as I confirm the authenticity of your claim.
Following the rules guiding processing your package release,The administrative procedure requires you fill the attached Verification/Claims.This will enable us verify the authenticity of your claims and effectively process the release of your winnings. Please be guided accordingly.
Name in full(Surname first)
Address
Occupation
Marital Status
Age
Sex
Nationality
Telephone number
Fax
A scanned copy of your ID (Optional)
Upon reciept of the duly filled form,a notification will be sent to you with the contact information of the payment office so you can proceed with effecting the release of your claim in anyway you deem fit. Upon receipt of the duly filled form,a notification will be sent to you with further instructions on how to effectively receive your win.
I wish to Congratulate you Once more on your win.
With best regards,
Name : Mr Paul Mark
Foreign Services Validating Officer,
Sweepstakes Online Lottery Department.
NB:
Please be informed that the SWEEPSTAKES ONLINE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT, will not under any circumstance or conditions sell out personal information given to us to others and on no grounds will this information provided be used for illegal purposes.
However, We are complelled by Law and as such required to produce this information in a competent court of Law should the need arise.We assure the confidentiality of information given to us and guarantee entirely the the security of your information given to us over the internet. We have measures put in place to to ward off possible misuse of this information.


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