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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:
  • "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.
  • +447045730358 (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.
  • timi_walton5@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Smith, Andrew G" <agsmith@middlebury.edu>
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:30:43 -0500
Subject: YOU AVE WON..CONTACT AGENT FOR VERIFICATION



Lottery Headquarters,
The Marina Offices,
St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX
England.
Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of
EUR9,839,059.00/US$ 13,990,157.99( Thirteen Million, Nine Hundred And
Ninty Thousand, One Hundred And Fifty Seven Dollars And Ninty Nine
Cents) with number 2007/39 and winning numbers 22-30-34-35-44 and
bonus numbers 4-5 in the International programs held on 28th sept
of 2007 in London Uk.The selection process was carried out through
random selection in our computerized email selection system(s) from a
database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents
of the world.
CHECK SITE FOR REFERENCE:
http://www.thelotter.com/LotteryResults.aspx?pageId=7&id=99&DrawNumber=61035
All participants for this online version were selected randomly from
World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from
over 100,000 unions, associations and corporate bodies that are listed online.
This promotion takes place weekly.
Please note that your lucky winning numbers fall within our European
booklet representative office in Europe, in view of this, Your funds
will be released to you by our payment office in Europe.
Our UK 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
claim is processed and your money remitted to you. 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, contact our fiduciary agent:
Timi Walton(MR)
Email:timi_walton5@yahoo.co.uk
PHONE: +44 70457 30358
with your claims verification form/information below:
FULL NAMES:.............................
CONTACT ADDRESS:........................
COUNTRY:...............................
NATIONALITY:...........................
SEX:......................................
AGE:...................................
TEL NO:................................
EMAIL ADDRESS:.........................
OCCUPATION:............................
Congratulations once again from all members and staff of this program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery programs.
Yours faithfully,
Online coordinator EURO MILLIONS
Sweepstakes International Program.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam