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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")
  • "million 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)
  • "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.
  • communicationunit@mail.com

Fraud email example:

From: KAREN MILTONS <karenmiltons_002@web.de>
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 14:14:30 +0200
Subject: PRIME NOTIFICATION..............YOU WON!




THE NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD
HOME OFFICE: 165 FULHAM PALACE RD. W6 8JB
UNITED KINGDOM.
(Customer Services)
REFERENCE NUMBER:UK/839030X2/14
BATCH NUMBER:065/088/XY24
TICKET NUMBER:023-1111-790-458


NOTIFICATION:


We happily announce to you the Draw 1067 of the NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Tuesday 1st August 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 023-1111-790-458 with
Serial number 5073-12 drew the lucky numbers:05-11-12-16-17-42-45,and a
bonus number of(42) this lucky number subsequently won you the lottery in
the 2nd category.(bonus no.42) .

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
$1,500,000.00(One million five hundred thousand united states dollars)in cash
credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of
$15,000,000.00(fifteen million united states dollars)shared amongst the first
ten(10) lucky winners in this category.

This year\'s Lottery Program Jackpot is the 5th largest ever in the
history of Europe Sweepstakes. All participants for the online version
were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw
system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate
bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in your playcoupon. In
view of this, your $1,500,000.00(One million five hundred thousand
dollars) would be released to you by any of our payment offices 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 information 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. Please be warned.To file for your
claim, please contact our fiduciary

FIDUCIARY AGENT:Godwin Freeman
EMAIL:communicationunit@mail.com

Fill to the verificaton form attached to this notification,send a copy
of this verification form to our fiduciary agent Godwin Freeman(Esq)


(Form HLP)

REFERENCE NUMBER: Ref:
UK/9420X2/68
BATCH NO: 074/05/ZY369

FULL
NAME...............................................
WINNING E-
MAIL
ADDRESS..................................
FULL
ADDRESS:...........................................
SEX:................................
AGE...................................
OCCUPATION.............................
TEL.......................
MOBILE................
COUNTRY................................



___________________________ ___________________

Date. Signature.

Regards,
Karen Miltons(Mrs.),
Online Co-ordinator.








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