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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.

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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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!
• 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.
  • ukfiduciary_agent01@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Suncoast Humane" <suncoastdonors@ukgrandpromodept.org>
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 05:49:38 +0000
Subject: NOTIFICATION......


THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
SWEEPSTAKES INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
P O BOX 1010,
LIVERPOOL, L70 1NL,
UNITED KINGDOM.



Ref: UK/9420X2/68,
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
Date: 28-10-2005.

WINNER NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (#998) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
Online Sweepstakes International program held on 27th of July 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
Serial Number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: LOTTO RESULTS
Draw 998 Wednesday 28th, October 2005 Which subsequently won you this
lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to
claim a total sum of £1.000,000,00 (One Million Pounds Sterling)
in cash credited to File KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £10.000,000,00 shared amongst the
first Ten (10) Lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 2 plus bonus.
All Participants for the 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 yearly.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
Booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play
Coupon. In view of this, your £1.000,000,00 (One Million pounds Sterling)
would be released to you by our payment offices in Europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact the office.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
Confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to
you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part
of our Precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program. Please take NOTE.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent Dept:

MR. WALTER HAGENS (HOS)
HEAD Officer
EMAIL: ukfiduciary_agent01@yahoo.co.uk
EMAIL: fudiciary_agent05@walla.com



Congratulations from members and staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

MRS.SUSAN GREEN
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
Sweepstakes International Program.


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