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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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims office" (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.
  • +447031818322 (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.
  • fiduciaryunit01@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jobofferonline@mchsi.com (fiduciaryunit01@yahoo.co.uk)
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:13:27 +0000
Subject: You Just Won (Contact Mrs.Sharon Cole For Your Winnings)

Dreamfield National Lottery
124B Arcadian Mall, Woodgreen
London, UK

Tel: +44-703-181-8322
+44-702-403-5303

FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: EALP/66-CAW662005

Dear Winner,
We are pleased to announce you as one of the 6 lucky winners in the DREAMFIELD
NATIONAL LOTTERY draw held on 15TH OF JULY 2007. All 6 winning addresses were
randomly selected from a batch of 40,000 international emails. Your email
address emerged alongside 5 others as a 3rd category winner in this month's draw.
Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of
£1,500,000.00 Pounds( one million five hundred thousand pounds) only. The
following particulars are attached to your lottery payment order:

(i) Winning numbers: 30, 14, 29, 21, 48, 11
(ii) Email ticket number: 163-0-3251
(iii) Lotto batch number: 328-3GD
(iv) File Ref. number: EALP/66-CAW662005
Please contact the underlisted claims officer as soon as possible for the
immediate release of your winnings:
Mrs.Sharon Cole,
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR,
DREAMFIELD NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Tel: +44-703-181-8322
+44-702-403-5303

Email: fiduciaryunit01@yahoo.co.uk

For as speedy processing of your claims, please include the follOwing
information in your mail to your claims officer, the enclosed form therein been
the claims application form:

PAYMENT AND RELEASE ORDER FORM

THIS FORM SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE BENEFICIARY OF THE STATED FUND, FOR
VERIFICATION BEFORE TRANSFER.
BENEFICIARY FIRST NAME..........................................................
BENEFICIARY LAST NAME............................................................
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS...............................................................
TEL. NUMBER./FAX NO................................................................
EMAIL
ADDRESS.......................................................................
NEXT OF KIN NAME AND ADDRESS........................ ............... ...
AMOUNT
WON.............................................................................
OCCUPATION..............................................................................
Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,
Sylvester Smith.
LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS.
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT, UK.
124B Arcadian Mall, Woodgreen
London, UK

N.B:
1.All claims are nullified after 20 working days from today.
2.Your Ref number must be in all your mails with the claims officer.
3.Do inform the claims officer of any change of names or addresses.
4.Please do not reply to this email. Contact your claims agent.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam