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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")
  • "claim 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.
  • +34649697618 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • euroapproved@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Rizo Jose <rizo@rizojose.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:52:43 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Payment Notification (Contact MR.PARKER SAGA by email & telephone)





BONOLOTO INT.
AWARD/PROMOTIONAL DEPARTMENT
EUROPE ZONAL CO-ORDINATOR.
http://www.bonoloto.combinacionganadora.com/

We are happy to inform you that your email address has been selected as one of the lucky email addresses in the category "1A" of the online lotto conducted by Bonoloto held on the 10th of october 2006.The late release of this result was due to difficulties encountered in sorting out mixed up numbers and email addresses.

Most recently the foundation set up the NEW HOPE LOTTO to give out prizes based on the computer ballot system(THEREFORE YOU DO NOT NEED TO BUY A TICKET TO ENTER FOR IT.YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED AS A WINNER).

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

The cyber-Lotto was conducted by an automated computer balloting system, where by email addresses(30,000 email addresses),were extracted from all continents of the world.A draw was held in different categories and winners emerged from different parts of the world and they are entitled to various cash prizes depending on their different categories.Thus, you are entitled to a prize money mega jackpot of Seven hundred and twenty one thousand,fifty-five euro and seventy one cent.(721,055,71 Euro).

Reference number for your prize is:(E)7/15/23/40/43/48,draw winning number:(41C-9R).As a category 1A winner you are to immediately claim your prize, by contacting our fiduciary agent below are the contact information of fiduciary agent.

MR.PARKER SAGA
LOTERIA NACIONAL CENTRE,
MADRID,SPAIN
TEL:0034-649-697-618
EMAIL:euroapproved@sify.com

N.B:Terms and conditions to claim your prize:
*************************************************************
1.Please quote your Reference number,your full name and address,Country,Telephone,mobile,fax number and occupation to your calim agent.
2.Your winning prize is not deductable until your winnings has been processed ,approved and transfered to you by your claim agent above.The beneficiary is responsible for the (VETT/APPROVAL CHARGES) of his fund to his/her country.

For verification on your lucky winning prize,you are to visit our online site http://www.bonoloto.combinacionganadora.com/ and indicate the date this email lottery programme draw was held (29th of december 2005) and there you will find your result winning number.Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS!!! .This promotion programm is sponsored by Bonoloto to encourage the use of internet.

Sincerely,
Rizo Jose.
Bonoloto co-ordinator

REPLY TO:euroapproved@sify.com

PLEASE NOTE: YOU ARE TO KEEP ALL LOTTERY INFORMATIONS FROM PUBLIC AS WE WILL NOT ENTERTAIN CASES OF MULTIPLE CLAIMS PROCESSING OR COMPROMISE THE PRIVACY AND SECURITY OF ALL OUR WINNER.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam