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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")
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • franklinkwabena@k.ro (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Department of National Lotteries" <dnllotoagent1@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:51:14 +0000
Subject: Lottery Notification

Department Of Natioanal Lotteries(DNL)
Plot 28 February Road
Accra Ghana


CONGRATULATIONS!!

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release from The
Department of
National Lotteries promotional programme Which is fully based on an
Electronic selection of winners using their e-mail
addresses.

Your email address was attached to the winning ticket details:

Ticket Number:DNL/06/781912
Batch Number:2006/01/AW2
Reference Number:YHT67
Pin Code:788901

which consequently won the lottery in the second category.

You here by have been approved a lump sum pay of US$960,000.00 (NINE
HUNDRED
AND SIXTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in cash from the total cash
prize
of US$9,600,000 (NINE MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS)shared
amongst Ten(10) lucky winners in this category.

All participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn
from
over One Million E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United
States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania
as part of our international promotions program which is conducted
annually.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a Conglomerate of some
multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the
citizens in the communities where they have operational base.

Further more you are to conatct our Fiduciary Agent Mr Franklin Kwabena
on
email:franklinkwabena@k.ro
to file for your claim for the processing of your payment.

When contacting him you are to quote the ticket number,Reference
Number,
Batch Number and Pin code which is stated above.

You are also required to state the following when filing to claim your
winning:

Full Name
Sex
Age
Telephone and Fax Number
Country of Residence
Occupation

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by non-participant or
unofficial personnel.

Note, all winnings MUST be claimed before the 4th
March 2006; otherwise all funds will be returned as
unclaimed and eventually donated to charity.

Congratulations once again on your winning!


Best Regards
Dr (Mrs) Caroline Henshaw
Zonal Coordinator
Lottery Winnings


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