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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • oskarlsson01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • oskarlsson@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SWEDE LOTTERY <swedelottery01@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: oskarlsson@graffiti.net
Date: 7 Aug 2006 16:38:06 -0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit


FROM: Mrs. Judith Gunnar Engmark
Swede Lottery Headquarters
Customer service
Arena Complex, Stockholm.
Sweden


WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of the Swede Lottery International
Programs held in Stockholm- Sweden. This promotion takes place twice
annually, sponsored by The Monarch of Sweden and His Majesty Sultan
Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzadin Waddaulah(Sultan of Brunei) to encourage the
use of Internet and Computers worldwide. Your e-mail address attached to
ticket number: SW/05-07/HK/02/011-007 that subsequently won you the
Lottery in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$3,550,000.00
(Three million Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States dollars).
This is from a total cash prize of US$58,000,000.00 (Fifty Eight Million
United States dollars), shared amongst the first Twenty five(19) lucky
winners in this category.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential until your claims is processed and your winning money collected
by you or transfered to you through any of our approved payment centres/banks
appointed specially for this program.
All participants were selected randomly from Worldwide Websites through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 individuals and
companies. Our Fiduciary agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your winning money as soon as you contact
him.

This is part of our precautionary measures to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous individuals.
Please be warned.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent: BARRISTER
OSCAR KARLSSON,Esq. through this e-mail address:


oskarlsson01@yahoo.com or oskarlsson@myway.com




To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, forwarding:-

(1). Your full names, age, sex, contact address, private telephone number
and your occupation.

(2). Quote your Ticket number in any correspondences with our
designated agent or us.

Congratulations, once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Thank you for being part of this promotional lottery program. Our
special thanks and gratitude to The Sultan of Brunei, The King of Sweden and
all their associates.

Sincerely,
MRS. JUDITH GUNNAR ENGMARK
COORDINATOR.
sWEDE LOTTERY.
STOCKHOLM-SWEDEN.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam