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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:
  • "high insurance policy" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "claims 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.
  • +447045787491 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448701369041 (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.
  • agent_murphynewton01@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: agent_murphynewton01@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:55:54 +0100
Subject: Refrence number.......UK/839030X2/14

BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY
Headquarters:60 Merriman Road
Blackheath London SE3 8RZ
England United Kingdom.

Dear Lucky Winner!!!

LOTTERY AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:

You have emerged the 2008 BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY
international promotions,You are lucky to be among the award
winner
of our yearly funds promotions.You arewelcome to this year
ediction and
Your email which drew thewinning number,was selected via
our E-games Random Selection System (ERSS) We hereby wish
to inform you that your email have won a token of five
hundred thousand
POUNDS incash(500, 000 ) and the collection of your winning
funds
is pending,You have been approved for a payment of 500,000
POUNDS (FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS.) in cash credited to file Refrence
number.......UK/839030X2/14 which is deposited with a
SECURED SECURITY AGENCY
in your favour as beneficiary and covered with HIGH
INSURANCE POLICY.
To begin your claim, you are to contact our accredited
claims agent
officer via email with your following informations :

FULL NAME.........................................
COUNTRY...........................................
STATE.............................................
PRESENT ADRESS....................................
AGE...............................................
OCCUPATION........................................
TELEPHONE NUMBER.................................
FAX NUMBER (IF ANY)...............................
DATE NOTIFIED.....................................
AMOUNT WON.......................................
SEX...............................................

================================================
MR.MURPHY NEWTON.(Foreign Transfer Manager)
TRUST MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE BV.
BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY CLAIMING SECURITY AGENCY.
Tel: +44-704-578-7491
Fax: +44-870-136-9041
Contact Email:agent_murphynewton01@yahoo.com.hk
===============================================

They are your agent, and responsible for the processing and
transfer of your winnings to you. Remember, Failure to
claim your
winnings/ fund will be added to next International lottery
program.

Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do
inform your
claims agent as soon as possible. Once again
Congratulations.

Yours Sincerely,
DR. MRS LAURA GREEN
BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR
OFFICIAL SPONSOR:UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT(UK).

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam