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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:
  • "fudiciary" (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 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.
  • +447031861424 (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.
  • verification_epad@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PRIZE AWARD DEPT" <maildavid@type3.net>
Reply-To: maildavid01@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 08:32:13 -0700
Subject: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION CONGRATULATION


EUROPEAN PRIZE AWARD DEPT
1 Plough Place,
London EC4A 1DE
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
TEL:+44 703 186 1424
FAX:+44 707 516 7738



BONANZA 2006!!!
This is to Notify you of the release of the lottery winning, held on
the 25th of March 2006.
Due to the mix up of numbers, the results were released on the 1st of
February, 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
7-1-8-36-4-22 under agent ID: 18 and lucky ball number 7363789,which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category

You have therefore been qualified for a lump sum payout of 860,641.28
Great British Pounds(GBP) which amounts to $1,500,000.00 (One
Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States DOLLARS) in cash, drawn in
our favor, as the soul beneficiary and covered with the highest level

of Insurance policy called the IRREVOCABLE GUARANTEE OF PAYMENT BOND.

Due to mix up of some names and winning number, we ask that you keep
your winning information confidential until your claim has been
processed and your money remitted to you, in your perspective country.
Because this is part of our new security protocol to avoid double
claiming and forgery of winners identity in this program by some
unscrupulous persons.

This lottery was organized by an association of software manufacturers
who came together from all parts of europe including Great
Britain,Spain,The Netherlands and Belgium which are the major host
countries.All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer
ballot draw system, were we extracted over 20,000.00 companies and
3,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.

To begin your lottery claim, please contact your Fudiciary agent below
that has been appointed for the processing of your claim with the email
address below:

Mr.David Nelson
TEL:+44 703 186 1424
FAX:+44 707 516 7738
EMAIL:verification_epad@yahoo.com.hk

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications
please remember to quote your WINNING NUMBER in all correspondence.

Warning: All winners are to claim their winning prize in not later than
1 week (7 days) of their winning notification.

Winners are to contacts us to confirm thier winning through the phone
number displayed before sending an email.This is done to aviod forgery
and impersonation of winners information and ticket number.
This is also to inform winners that there are so many email letter all
over the internet faking to be real, so be warrned!!!

Note: That you are to respond to all the necessary procedure involved
in collecting your prize ,and if you are not interested in claiming
your prize,you are advised to draft this office your REFUSAL LETTER
indicating that you are not interested in your winning prize and it
should be used for the next stake.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent
as soon as possible.

The online promotion lottery company is proudly sponsored by a group of
succesfull bussiness men all over the world.

Internet draw is held once in a year and it is organized, because
wewant to encourage the use of Internet around the globe andwe are
beginning this year with this $1,500,000.00 as it is like a WELCOME TO
2006.And we are proud to say that over 50 Million DOLLARS are won
annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.We wish you a hearthy
congratulation once again.

Your Sincerely,
Mrs.Becky Owen
For Management
NOTE: ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF ANY WINNER WILL
RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION!

====================================================
OUR Executives:
Dr. P. Swier (CEO), Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations),
Mr.Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations),
Dr.James Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Lonni K
Anderson (Legal Representative), Mrs.Lyudmyla Marchukova(Regional
Manager), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman), Mr.Chris Moritz(International Relation
Officer).
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