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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")
• 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.
  • +448701350541 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447786743827
• 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.
  • zurichspain@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Douglas Steve <dsteve001@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 09:27:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION


GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INCORPORATED
Headquarters: 336 Strand, London WC2R 1HB, United Kingdom
Private Telephone number: 00 871 763591518, Tel no: +44 77 8674 3827
Fax no: +44-870-135-0541


Ref: 14/8755412/2006
Batch No: 987644329/654
WINNING NO: WFD 6540089 GILI

It is our great pleasure to inform you of your prize release on the 10/08/2006 from the GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INCORPORATED. These lotteries are fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses. Your email address was attached to ticket number; 109865442 serial number 8751128673.

This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 22-41-63-77-82 bonus number 34, which consequently won the lottery in the second category. You are here by having been approved a lump sum pay of US$5,000,000.00 (FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: GILI/MM 8755412/06 from the total cash prize of US$50,000,000.00 shared amongst ten lucky winners in this category.

All email addresses were selected through a computer balloting system drawn form Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.

Further more your details e-mail address falls within our European Regional office in Spain, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$5,000,000.00 will be released to you from our London correspondent where we have our corporate head quarters. We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:

Simply contact our fiduciary agent Mr. Louis Edward:
Tel no: +34636941477
Fax no: 34-91-151-84-60
Email: zurichspain@yahoo.com
for your claim. Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full name, address and telephone number to help locate your file easily.

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.

ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

Best Regards

Dr Steve Douglas.
Coordinator


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