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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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!

Fraud email example:

From: moore Green <moore@mooregreen.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 14:11:25 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONTACT YOUR FILING OFFICER!!!


CONTACT YOUR FILING OFFICER!!!
STAATSLOTERIJ JACKPOT AND PROMOTIONS!!!
KHORHOSTRAAT 155,
AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS.
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FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT,
SCFN:ABN/5333/025648/03UA.
BATCH:245/2002/GWK
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Attn:
WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU TODAY THE 16TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2006. RESULT OF THE STAATSLOTERIJ JACKPOT AND PROMOTIONS,NETHERLANDS. HELD ON 12TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2006. YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ATTACHED TO THE TICKET NO:1001-55896542-5899 WITH SERIAL NO:6666/05 DREW FROM THE LUCKY NO:02-22-00-66-99-85-52-12-36-50, WHICH CONSEQUENTLY WON THE LOTTERY IN THE FIRST CATEGORY. YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED FOR A LUMP SUM PAY OUT OF ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$1,000,000.00)IN CASH CREDITED TO SECURITY FILE NUMBER ABN/5333/025648/03UA.THIS IS FROM A TOTAL CASH PRIZE OF US$4 MILLION SHARE AMONG FOUR INDIVIDUALS IN THIS CATEGORY.
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!.
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DUE TO MIXED UP OF SOME NUMBERS AND NAMES, WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP THIS WINNING INFORMATIONS OUT OF THE PUBLIC NOTICE UNTIL YOUR CLAIM HAS BEEN PROCESSED AND YOUR FUNDS REMITTED TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT AS THIS IS PART OF THE SECURITY PROTOCOL, TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING OR UNWARRANTED COMPLICATIONS OF THIS PROGRAM BY PARTICIPANTS.
ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED THROUGH A COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM 500,000 COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL EMAIL ADDRESSES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AS PART OF OUR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAMM WHICH WE CONDUCT EVERY FIVE YEARS.
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TO BEGIN YOUR CLAIMS, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR AGENT.
MR. MORRIS COLEMAN.
(ACCREDITED FILING OFFICER).
TEL + 31- 648 - 753 - 611
FAX + 31 - 847- 132 - 732
Email: claimsagency4444@aol.com ********************************************************************
FOR PROCESSING AND REMMITTANCE OF YOUR WINNING CASH INTO A DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE, REMEMBER,ALL WINNINGS MUST BE CLAIM NOT LATER THAN OCTOBER, 15TH 2006,AFTER THIS DATE, ALL UNCLAIM FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE PROMOTION COMPANY.
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NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAYS AND COMPLICATIONS, PLEASE REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER AND BATCH NUMBERS RESPECTIVELYIN EVERY CORRESPONDENCE TO YOUR CLAIM AGENT. FURTHERMORE, SHOULD THERE BE ANY CHANGE OF YOUR ADDRESS, DO INFORM YOUR CLAIM AGENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN FROM ALL MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF AND THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF OUR PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMME.
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YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MRS. MOORE GREEN.
(PROMOTION MANAGER).

Anti-fraud resources:

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