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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic delivery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +448712473303 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • account_officer2006@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: POWERBALL LOTTO BV -wheel E-game 2006 <mary@maryadams.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 06:45:41 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: >>WINNING APPROVAL<<


APPLE LOTTERY ONLINE, UK
Design House, Exmoor Avenue ,
Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire NL45 8RE.

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REF NO: B/98-867-974APL
BATCH NO: 2006APL-006
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AWARD WINNING APPROVAL

We happily announce to you the draw (#1091) of the APPLE LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International Program which was on the Thursday, September 21, 2006. Your e-mail address attached to TICKET NO: APL (02-36-99-87-13) with BATCH NO: 2006APL-006(bonus no.31), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd Category i.e. match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to Claim a total sum of £700,000.00 GBP (Seven Hundred thousand British Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file REF NO: B/98-867-974APL. This is from a total cash prize of £2,500,000 shared amongst the (7) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.

All participants for the online version were selected Randomly from World Wide Web sites through Computer Ballot Draw system and extracted from over 100m Secured Web Sites Worldwide and your E-mail address was selected which subsequently led to your Winning this Lottery in the 2nd Category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus. This promotion takes place daily. In view of this, your £700,000.00 GBP (Seven Hundred thousand British Pounds Sterling) will be released to you by our payment office here in London , United Kingdom .

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your Winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your award prize is 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.

Your fund has been deposited in an escrow account with our affiliate bank here in United Kingdom (UK), and insured with your REF NO: B/98-867-974APL and your E-mail address. You are to keep your TICKET NO. REF NO. BATCH NO. from the public, until you have been processed and your prize money remitted to your personal account.

To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the Fiduciary Agent by email for processing and remittance of your prize money to you. Below is the contact of the Fiduciary Agent:

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E-MAIL: account_officer2006@yahoo.com
TEL/FAX: +44-871-247-3303
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Claims Requirements:
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1.Full Name --------------------------------------------------------------
2.Address --------------------------------------------------------------
3.Nationality --------------------------------------------------------------
4.Age --------------------------------------------------------------
5.Occupation --------------------------------------------------------------
6.Phone/Fax --------------------------------------------------------------
7.Present Country --------------------------------------------------------------

PAYMENT MODE: OPTIONS
1) CERTIFIED CHEQUE MADE OUT IN YOUR NAME COURIERED TO YOU VIA OUR AFFILIATE COURIER COMPANY AND WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOUR ADDRESS.
2) DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY
**PLEASE INDICATE OPTION THAT BEST SUITS YOU.

The Fiduciary Agent will assist you in claiming your due prize. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your ticket, reference, and batch numbers in all correspondences with the Fiduciary Agent.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Isabella Patel
For APPLE LOTTERY ONLINE UK ;
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
NB: The APPLE LOTTERY ONLINE holds the right to cancel your winning if you are below the age of 18yrs. Employees and immediate family members of employees of APPLE LOTTERY ONLINE, its associated companies, professional advisers, advertising and promotional agencies are not eligible to be winners of this promotional lottery. Contacts should be made directly to the Fiduciary Agent via email on or before fourteen (14) days after receiving your winning notification as this is mandatory.

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