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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")
  • "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)
• 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 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.
  • agent_tonybeny_fidicuary@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "onlinegame2006" <onlinegame2006@wooow.it>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 17:03:27 +0100
Subject: STATES-LOTTERY Headquarters:

STATES-LOTTERY Headquarters:
Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch:074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of the STATES-LOTTO
Sweepstake Online Lottery International programs held on the
13th july,2006 in BRESIA ITALYYour e-mail address attached
to ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial number
5368/02drew the lucky numbers:19-6-26-17-35-7,which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
US$1,500,000.00 (One million,Five undred Thousand United
States Dollars) in cash credited to file
ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of US $
1.5Million dollars, shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky
winners in this category.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 annually Please note that your
lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in yourplay
coupon.In view of this, your US$1,500,000.00 (One
million,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) would
be released to you by our payment office in europe.

Our European 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 nformation confidential till your claims is
processed and your 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 TONY BENY
Email:agent_tonybeny_fidicuary@yahoo.com


To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote
your:-

1. Full Names:
2. Residential Address:
3. Phone Number:
4. Fax Number:
5. Occupation:
6. Sex:
7. Age :
8. Nationality:

in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.

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

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,
MARK DAVID
STATES-LOTTO Co-ordinator.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam