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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:
  • "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 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.
  • claims.info_lottointernationale@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Internet Users Internationale" <itusers13@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:00:00 +0000
Subject: |** WINNING NOTIFICATION **|

Internet Users Promotion Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/06/ZY369


                          **WINNING NOTIFICATION**

We happily announce to you the draw (#1115) of the INTERNET USERS
PROMOTION LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Friday
13th October 2006.

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
a pool of over 25,000 regular Internet names and e-mail addresses of
distinguished professionals and personalities withing Europe, America, Asia, Australia,
New Zealand, Middle-East, parts of Africa, and North & South America as
part of our international promotions program conducted monthly to
encourage prospective Internet users around the world.

Please be informed that no tickets were sold for this valid email
online lottery program.

The result of our computer draw (#1115) selected your e-mail address
attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02
drew the lucky numbers: 19-21-22-38-44-49(bonus no.45), 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 £1,823,654(ONE
MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY
FOUR BRITISH POUNDS STERLINGS) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/06. This is from a total cash prize of £9, 250,000 shared amongst the
Second Five (5) lucky winner in the 2nd category i.e. Match 5 plus
bonus. Hence, your prize award has been insured in your name and is ready
for claims.

Additional Information:

Jackpot winner(s) 4
Machine used for Draw TOPAZ
Winners by Lucky Dip 106508
Ball set used 4.

To begin your claims, you are advised to expeditiously contact our
licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners within a
period of 21 days (date of this email inclusive) for the processing of
your winning and remittance to you after all statutory obligations have
been satisfactorily dispensed with.

This promotion takes place monthly. Please note that your lucky winning
number falls within our European booklet representative office in
Europe as indicated in your play coupon.

In view of this, your £1,823,654(ONE MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY
THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOUR BRITISH POUNDS STERLINGS
shall be remitted to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.

Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated
period may be forfeited to the pool without further notice.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your prize money to you in earnest.

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!

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

CARSTEN FEDDMAN
Overseas Claims Unit
Internet Users Lottery Fiduciary
Email:  claims.info_lottointernationale@yahoo.co.uk

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

At your disposal, I remain...
Very Truly Yours,

MR. BILL STONE
Online coordinator,
Sweepstakes International Program.

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