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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim 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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "cheques " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +2348026148583 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "pm182804 " <pm182804@scarlet.be>
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 13:22:26 +0200
Subject: pls contact us for your win



UK NATIONAL LOTTERY..
PREVIOUS WINNERS ON THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY GAME...


PO Box 1010 Liverpool L70 1NL United Kingdom.
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/05 Batch: R3/A312-59
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
WINNING NOTIFICATION


We happily announce to you the draw (#999) held on June 2006.Your e-mail address attached to your ticket number with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 04,29,39,41,43,45,42 .which subsequently won you the Match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $500,000(Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.


YOUR TICKET NUMBER


Dear Friend







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 june.

Please note that your lucky winningcategory # :two(2) falls within our West African booklet representative office in Africa from the five booklet reps.(London,Sydney,Seoul,Lagos,Atlanta)as indicated in your play coupon.. In view of this, your $500,000 would be released to you by any of our payment officer in any of these countries.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent office in LAGOS
Mr MIKE PAUL
Email: mikepaull@pobox.ru
Tel: +234 802 614 8583

Provide him with the information below:
1.Name:-------------------------------------
2.Address:---------------------------------
3.Marital Status:-----------------------
4.Occupation:--------------------------
5.Age:-------------------------------------
6.Sex:-----------------------------------------
7.Nationality:----------------------------
8.Country Of Residence:--------------
9.Telephone Number:-----------------
10.Fax Number:---------------------
11.Draw Number above:-----------------

N.B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than 5 days upon receipt of this information to file for your claims after this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed, this way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant documents/paperwork can be prepared for you.

Good luck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully


Fred Williams

Online Co-ordinator .

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