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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "fiduciary 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!
• 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.
  • jonathanfreeman@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: britishlottery@onet.eu
Date:
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE WON 900,000 BRITISH POUNDS


BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
3b OLYMPIC  WAY ,
SEFTON BUSINESS PARK,
AINTREE, LIVERPOOL, L30 1RD.

Dear Sir/Madam

We the Board and Management of British Lottery London, UK wishes to inform
you of the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international
program  held on 31st day of July, 2006. Your e-mail address attached to
ticket number: 20-01-2005-02MSW with Serial number S/N-00168 drew the lucky
numbers: 11,13,26,34,44,48 and bonus ball number: 02, which subsequently won
you the lottery in the 1ST category i.e match 6 plus bonus (Jackpot
Winner).You are  therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 900,000.00
GBP (NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITISH POUNDS STERLING)  in cash credited
to file KTU/9023118308/05.

All participants of this online version were selected randomly from World
Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over
1,000,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.

This promotion takes place bi-annualy.Due to mix up of some numbers and
names, we ask that you keep your winning information very confidential until
your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you.This is part
of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this program by some participants.

To file for your claim, You are required to contact our fiduciary agent via
the email address below.
FIDUCIARY AGENT: MR JONATHAN FREEMAN
EMAIL: jonathanfreeman@myway.com

QUOTE YOUR REF Nº: 20-01-2005-02MSW SERIAL Nº:S/N-00168 on your response to
him.
Accept my hearty congratulations once again!
Lyudmyla Marchukova
(Regional Manager)

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam