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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.

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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "transfer of your funds" (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.
  • +447955353183

Fraud email example:

From: Adams Richards <claimsagent_adams3@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 09:01:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FUNDS_RELEASE_FORM


Payment Release Order Dept.
National Lottery Online Program
United Kingdom.

Attn: winner,

I am Mr. Adams Richards, the fiduciary agent assigned to your case. I wish to congratulate you and to say you are a lucky person to have won this lottery.

You are required to fill the form below, to facilitate the processing of your claims and certificate, which will lead to the payment of your prize to you as required. You are also to send a copy of your International Passport or Drivers License. If you do not have any of these, you can send your National Identity Card or any other form of Identification.


You are to choose only One (1) from the Two (2) given options on how to claim your prize. For any option you choose, you are to tick the applicable box.

1. You go to our paying agent's office in the Netherlands to collect your prize of Six Hundred Thousand pounds Sterling (£ 600,000.00) in cash, this is due to restrictions placed over cash payments in the London office after the recent bomb attacks in London.

2. Transfer of your funds to your designated bank account by Electronic transfer (Online transfer), and your funds will be in your account at the stipulated time.


You will be totally responsible for the Electronic Bank Transfer Charges or Traveling expenses and arrangement. When we receive your Filled Form, we will send you more information on any option you choose.

Note that your funds have been insured and no deductions of any kind can be made from your won funds.

You are to send your Filled Form and Scanned Identification by Fax or Email. All claim procedures must be completed on or before the date stated in the notification you received. After this date you maybe disqualified

Once again I say congratulations and hope to hear from you soon.

Yours faithfully,

Mr.Adams Richards,
Fudiciary/Claims Agent.
Tel: +44 795 535 3183
Lottery Claims Release Department

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