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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +447024016581 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: THE UK PROCESSING CENTRE LONDON <info_ukprocessingcentre01@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 10:20:18 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FILL AND RETURN THE PAYMENT APPLICATION FORM.


Hello Lucky Winner,
A copy of the Winners Payment Application Form has
been forwarded to you.Follow the steps to carry on
with your claim:

1) Print out an ENLARGED copy of the application form.
2) Carefully read through it and Fill out Sections A&B
3) Scan the completed form and send it back to us as
an attached file, through this same email address
Immediately.

This form is to enable us have comprehensive
information about you and also, how the prize you have
won will get to you.

As soon as we receive this form back from you, we will
inform our London office to prpare your winning
certificate, which will be sent to you as a bonafide
Winner.

Incase of any difficulties with the procedure, feel
very free to contact me again .

In anticipation of your urgent response to this.
Best Regards,

KINGSLEY THOMPSON.
(Fiduciary Agent)
+447024016581.



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