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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")
• 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.
  • +447024072583 (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.
  • fiduciaryo@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "uklottowinning2006" <uklottowinning2006@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 04:58:28 -0600
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION


The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/04
Batch: R3/A312-59

APRIL 29TH, 2006

WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (2006/1080) of the UK-LOTTO
Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on the April 29th, 2006 in LEEDS UNITED-KINGDOM. Your e-mail address attached to
ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 2006/1080 drew the
winning numbers:

10 29 31 32 36 47 17
, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £
2,905,372.00 {Two Million Nine Hundred And Five Thousand Three Hundred And Seventy Two Great Britain pounds sterlings} in cash credited to
file ktu/9023118308/03. All participants were selected randomly from
World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place weekly.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office, as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your ?? 2,905,372.00 {Two Million Nine Hundred
And Five Thousand Three Hundred And Seventy Two Great Britain pounds
sterlings}. would be released to you by our payment office. Our fiduciary agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For
security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and you 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 by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent:
MR DESMOND ALBERT.
Email: fiduciaryo@aim.com
Phone:+44 7024072583


To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please quote your reference/batch numbers and winning
numbers in any correspondences with us or our
designated agent.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs
of this program.

Yours Faithfully, SIR.COOKER JOHNSON
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam