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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 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.
  • bunagara@lycos.com
  • bunagara@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: aisanlottery@malaysia.com
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:19:19 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!!

MALAYSIA ONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK.

GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!

MALAYSIA ONNLINE? INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY

IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF; (Registration Z720633X)

MALAYSIA ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY

MALAYSIA Lottery Headquarters:

Customer Service

28 TANFIELD ROAD,

CROYDON.MALAYSIA

Ref: BTL/491OXI/04

Batch: 12/25/0304

MALAYSIA ONLINE 2006 RESULTS UPDATE!

We happily announce to you the draw (#966) of the MALAYSIA ONNLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY,Online International program held on 10th October 2006.Your e-mail address attached to ticket Number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: (05)-(21)-(23)-(28)-(40) bonus # (26).Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $750,000 (Seven hundred and fifty thousand usd) in Cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of $4,000,000 shared amongst the first four (5) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.

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 Bimonthly.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our MALAYSIA booklet representative office in MALAYSIA As indicated in our play coupon. In view of this you’re $750, 000 (Seven hundred and fifty thousand usd)

Would be released to you by our affiliate forwarding security service in America, Europe and other countries even in Africa.

Our 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 PERSONAL, Till your claims 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.

To file for your claim, please contact our chief security/fiduciary agent:

**************************************************************

Name of Agent: MR NAGARA BUNN.

Email bunagara@lycos.com or bunagara@hotmail.com

*************************************************************

You are also advised to provide him with the underlisted information as soon as possible:

1. Name in full

2. Address

3. Nationality

4. Age

5. Occupation

6. Phone/Fax

Note that all winning must be claimed within the specified time frame of the lottery process time, after this period all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your WINNING NUMBER and AGENT NUMBER in all correspondence.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

==============================================

Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.

This E-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use of the individual or entity towhich it is addressed and may contain Information that is privileged, proprietary, and confidential and exempted from disclosure.

If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.

Good luck from me and members of staff of the MALAYSIAONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AND E SECURITY AND COMPANY Malaysia At your disposal.



Yours Faithfull,

Mrs.Susan Kim Lim.

Anti-fraud resources:

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