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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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447024093484 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • martinhills@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: LAURA FREDRICKS <laura@fredricks.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:21:33 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?FELICITATION!!!_=C2=A0?=


NETLOTTERY CORPORATION
REF NUMBER: EAASL/9410Y1/02
BATCH NUMBER: 561701-PCD03
1 QUEENS PARK ROAD
K2M 4RT
LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM.

NTLC NOTIFICATION DESK

We happily announce to you the draw (#954) of the NET
LOTTERY CORPORATION, online Sweepstakes International program held on
the 16th
September,2006 .
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: (09) (21) (29) (33) (42)
(40) bonus # (24).Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of ;500,000.00
(Five hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file
NTL/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of 2,000,000,00 shared amongst the
first four (4) lucky winners in this category. 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 bi-anually.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play
coupon.

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 claim 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 !!!

Endeavour to email them the following informations for immediate
processing, verification and legalization of claims inorder for payment
to
be made to you as required, inaccordance with our payout policy.

1. FULL
NAMES :________________________________________

2. DATE OF
BIRTH:________________________________________

3. SEX:_____________________________________________

4. MARITAL
STATUS:____________________________________

5.CONTACT
ADDRESS:_____________________________________________

6.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________________________________

7.OCCUPATION:_____________________________________________

8.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:_____________________________________________

9.WINNING E-MAIL
ADDRESS:_____________________________________________

10.WINNING
NUMBER:____________________________________________

11.TOTAL AMOUNT
WON:____________________________________________


12.COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:____________________________


13.COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:_______________________________

To file for your claim,Please contact our Fiduciary Agent for
VALIDATION.
*******************************************************************

Diplomat Martin Hills (Esq)
EMAIL: martinhills@excite.com
+447024093484
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the NETLOTTERY CORPORATION
Yours faithfully,
MS LAURA FREDRICKS
Director Online NETLOTTERY CORPORATION Unit.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam