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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • +447023054054 (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.
  • fudiciaryagent_martins330@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "IRISHINTERNATIONAL LOTTERYPROMO" <irishlotterypromo10@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 01:18:21 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!


IRISH GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED
IRISH WEB LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT,

(Registration Z720633X).
The Irish Lottery
47 Meadow Vale,
Sligo, Ireland.
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/06
Batch: R3/A312-59.

We are pleased to announce to you the draw of the IRISH LOTTERY PROGRAMME
Online Sweepstakes International Program held on 31st JENUARY 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Draw
Number 05/93 drew the lucky number: 4 8 15 16 23 24 19 which subsequently
won the LOTTO PLUS 1 prize.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of € 450,000.00
(Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/06 of Irish Lottery. All participants for the online version
were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a 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 number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In
view of this, your € 450,000.00 would be released to you by any of our
payment offices in Europe(UK).

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
MR EVANGEL MARTINS.
Email: fudiciaryagent_martins330@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44-7023-05-4054

That way your Winning Certificate and all other relevant documents/paperwork
can be prepared for you.
Note: All prize funds must be claimed not later than Two Weeks. After this
date all funds will be returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed. In
order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavor to
quote your Reference Number (LSUK/2031/8161/06) and Batch Number
(R3/A312-59) in every correspondence with your agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform
your claims agent as soon as possible. For security reasons, you are advised
to keep your winning information confidential till your claims 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 be warned.
Good luck from me and members of staff of the IRISH LOTTERY.
Online Co-ordinator for IRISH LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKE PROGRAMME 2006.

You are required to fill your claims verification form
IRISH LOTTERY VERIFICATION FORM
WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA
First Name: *

Middle Name:

Last Name: *

Gender:

Age:

Nationality: *

Religion:

Occupation:


Address 1:

Address 2:

City:

State/Province.:

Zip Code:


Mobile phone No.:

House Phone No.:

Fax No.:

Email Address: * eg. username@domainname.com

WINNING INFORMATION
Batch Number: *

Serial Number: *

Reference Number.: *


This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is a valid
particulars of me. Yes: No:



Yours faithfully,
SIR COOKER JOHNSON.



________________________________________

Anti-fraud resources:

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