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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:
  • "fudiciary" (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: bob williams <bobwilliams247@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 04:31:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE:WINNING NOTIFICATION



The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: XYL /34510676007/05
Batch: 24/032029/IPD
WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (#1034)of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Wednesday 15th March 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:564754567545188 with Serial number 868/02 drew the lucky numbers: 04 09 10 19 24 37 28(Bonus ball).

This is from a total cash prize of £4,528,016(Four Million, Five Hundred and Twenty Eight Thousand, and Sixteen Pounds Sterlings) shared among the (1) lucky winner in this category i.e Match 6. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associatons and co-oporate bodies that are listed online.

Our Fudiciary agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. 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 double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program, Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact and fill the form below to our Fudiciary Agent:
Jørn Eldar Øberg
Email: jooeb@online.no
Tel:+44(0)702-401-8615




CORDIALLY,
SIR BRAIN HUNT
ONLINE CO-ORDINATOR
U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY
SWEEPSTAKES INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAM





Copyright © 1994-2006 The UK National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline.


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