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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:
  • "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!

Fraud email example:

From: "starcoin" <starcoinfinsec@excite.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 04:26:57 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Required Info For Processing Your Claim.


Dear winnerWe are in receipt of your mail as well as your claims file indicating your batch and reference numbers as well but due to our protocols, we hereby request you to confirm the following details to us: 1) Company name (Optional) 2) Full Address 3) Brief description of yourself for record purpose4) Reference Number5) Batch Number 6) Serial Numbers7) Lucky Numbers8) Tel/Fax NumberPlease send the above details immediately to me by email and we will process and transfer your prize winnings to you. Also you must call me to enable me speak to you in person to ascertain that you are the rightful recipient of this Prize. Your email was selected luckily by electronics balloting which is organized by the lottery organization being conducted every quarter year. Please be rest assured that this lottery is true and correct in accordance to the information that have been furnished to us after our confirmation and verification. A certificate of prize claims along side other vital
documents will be sent to you immediately transfers of your winnings are effected by our Paying Bank "AS LONG AS YOU MEET WITH EVERY REQUIREMENT NEEDED BY THE CONCERNED AUTHORITIES".Note that your winnings will be transferred immediately after the receipt of all the requirements. You have to process your claim not later than Seven (7) working days from today.Finally, do understand that your email address was luckily selected by the electronics balloting system that was used to draw this lottery hence it does not really matter if you had participated or not. You are therefore a very lucky person and we advise you process your claim immediately.Congratulations once again and you are requested to call us immediately for clarifications, we shall be waiting for your call as this lottery will be confirmed upon the acknowledgement of the required information above.Truly yours,WILLIAM DUBE FIDUCIARY CLAIMS AGENT STAR-COIN SECURITIES &amp; FINANCE 500 OXFORD DRIVE HYDE PARK
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.TEL: 011 27 76 314 1420.

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