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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: HARDY DIEGO FUDICIARY <fudiciary_desktop@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:23:03 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW


UK Online Lottery Result Headquarters:
10th S4 Route 559
Earth pink Towers Inc.
Manchester D40/S,
United Kingdom.

TICKET NUMBER: 2752246896
SERIAL NUMBER: 652-662
BATCH NUMBER : AT-040SB06-03

Dear Winner,

This is for real and not a joke, you are the lucky winner of this year's online lottery promotion,Your email address was selected randomly from official worldwide Company's/internet data web through online email addresses search engine with the aid of Google prominent search.

Before proceeding, you are to file for your claim personal form, for us to start the processing on how to deliver your winning to your destination.Once again congratulation and i hope i will be considered a small bonus after your winning has been collected.


FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW TO FILE OUT YOUR CLAIMS.
PERSONAL DATA
1. Name:
2. Address
3. Country Of Residence:
4. Telephone Number (Country Code)-(Area Code)- Phone Number):

Best Regards
Hardy Diego
Fudiciary Agent.


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