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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "20 craven park, harlesden"
• 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 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.
  • +447011137267 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Mike Anderson <mike_anderson206@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 09:56:02 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: MICROSOFT AWARD CLAIMS VERIFICATION FORM





Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10
United Kingdom

Ref: BTD/968/05
Batch: 409978E



MICROSOFT AWARD CLAIMS VERIFICATION FORM

I am the fiduciary agent assigned to your payment file. I wish to Congratulate you on your win, you are a very lucky person to have won this lottery. To begin your claims process, you are required to forward the following details to help facilitate the processing of your claims.


Name
Prefix (Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., etc.):
[input]
First name:
[input]
Middle name:
[input]
Last name:
[input]
Nickname:
[input]
Maiden name:
[input]
Suffix (Sr., Jr., II, III, etc.):
[input]
Personal
Date of birth (yyyy-mm-dd):
[input]
Gender:
[input] Male [input] Female
Marital status:
[input]
Spouse/significant other:
[input]
Lotto Batch Number
[input]
Lotto Reference Numbers
[input]
Preferences
Preferred address for correspondence:
[input] Home [input] Work/business
Home address and phone
Address:
[input]


[input] City:
[input]
State/province:
[input]
Zip/postal code:
[input]
Country:
[input]
Phone:
[input]
Fax:
[input]
Mobile/cellular:
[input]
Internet at home
E-mail:
[input]
Home page:
[input]
Employment and business
Job title:
[input]
Occupation:
[input]
Company name:
[input]
Work address:
[input]


[input] City:
[input]
State/province:
[input]
Zip/postal code:
[input]
Country:
[input]
Phone:
[input]
Fax:
[input]
Mobile/cellular:
[input]
Internet at work
E-mail:
[input]
Home page:
[input]


You are advised to forward these information as soon as possible to enable us attend to your file. You are advised to keep your winning information strictly confidential to avoid impersonation or double claims.

Once again, congratulations.
Sincerely,

Yours faithfully,
Mr Mike Anderson
+447011137267
Claims processing agent for:
Microsoft Award Promotion










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