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

Fraud email example:

From: claim_fund14@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:55:26 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON

Ref No: ZAR/J0021-671/SA2005
Batch No: 002472/B8992-60


Dear Sir/Madam


We happily announce to you the Draw # (4 2 11 23 82 16 10)of the PICK WINNER ONLINE held recently. Your Fax Number attached to ticket number: 728-10185-03124-78 288 with Serial number 6712/05 drew the lucky numbers 01-05-13-267-32-05 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e Thunderball Jackpot.

You have therefore been approved a lump sum pay out of US$1,950.000.only in cash credited to file ZAR/7781-P1301/05. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide email Database Directory through computer ballot system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations and corporate bodies that are listed online.

This promotion takes place monthly. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our International Booklet representative office here in South Africa as indicated in your winning numbers. Your fund is now available for claim.
Due to the mix up of some numbers and emails, we request you to quote your Reference and Batch numbers. We also advice you to keep this award strictly from Public Notice until your claim has been processed.

In view of this, our payment offices here in South Africa would release your US$1,950,000 to you. To file for your claim, please contact our Claims Department; for proper processing of your claim file, do please send your Name, Current Mailing Address and Tel/Fax Number, to the below
email address of the Claims Department.

Claims Department
Mr.Anderson Simmon
PICK WINNER ONLINE
Tel: 27-72-067-1710
Email:claimagent_orgs@yahoo.com

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than Four Weeks after notice.After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with our fiduciary agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of
your address, do inform our fiduciary agent as soon as possible.

Good luck from me and members of staff of the PICK WINNER
ONLINE.

Yours Faithfully,


Mrs. Mary Nonjabs
Online Co-ordinator

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam