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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:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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!
• 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.
  • +447011132446 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704900371 (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.
  • european_lotterycompany01@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <info_internationalawards@yahoo.de>
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 07:05:40 -0400
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION


EUROPEAN PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
TEL:+44-701-113-2446
TEL:+44-702-407-1670
TEL:+44-703-196-7704
FAX:+44-870-490-0371
BONANZA 2006!!!
This is to Notify you of the release of the lottery
winning, held on the 14th of September 2006.
Due to the mix up of numbers, the results were
released on the 1st of October, 2006. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 7-1-8-36-4-22 under
agent ID: 18 and lucky ball number 7363789,which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category


You have therefore been qualified for a lump sum
payout of 860,641.28 Great British Pounds(GBP) which
amounts to $1,500,000.00 (One Million,Five Hundred
Thousand United States DOLLARS) in cash, drawn in your
favour, as the soul beneficiary and covered with the
highest level of Insurance policy called the
IRREVOCABLE GUARANTEE OF PAYMENT BOND.
Due to mix up of some names and winning number, we ask
that you keep your winning information confidential
until
your claim has been processed and your money remitted
to you, in your perspective country. Because this is
part of our new security protocol to avoid double
claiming and forgery of winners identity in this
program by some unscrupulous persons.

This lottery was organized by an association of
software manufacturers who came together from all
parts of europe including Great Britain,Spain,The
Netherlands and Belgium which are the major host
countries.All participants were selected through our
Microsoft computer ballot draw system, were we
extracted over 20,000.00 companies
and 3,000,000 individual email addresses and names
from all over the world.
To begin your lottery claim, please contact your
Fudiciary agent below that has been appointed for the
processing of your claim with the email address below:
Mr.David Nelson
TEL:+44-701-113-2446
TEL:+44-702-407-1670
TEL:+44-703-196-7704
FAX:+44-870-490-0371
EMAIL:european_lotterycompany01@yahoo.com.hk

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

Warning: All winners are to claim their winning prize
in not later than 1 week (7 days) of their winning
notification.
Winners are to contacts us to confirm thier winning
through the phone number displayed before sending an
email.This is done to aviod forgery and impersonation
of winners information and ticket number.
This is also to inform winners that there are so many
email letter all over the internet faking to be real,
so be warrned!!!
Note: That you are to respond to all the necessary
procedure involved in collecting your prize ,and if
you are not interested in claiming your prize,you are
advised to draft this office your REFUSAL LETTER
indicating that you are not interested in your winning
prize and it should be used for the next stake.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do
inform our agent as soon as possible.
The online promotion lottery company is proudly
sponsored by a group of succesfull bussiness men all
over the world.
Internet draw is held once in a year and it is
organized, because we want to encourage the use of
Internet around the globe and we are beginning this
year with this $1,500,000.00 as it is like a WELCOME
TO 2006.

And we are proud to say that over 50 Million DOLLARS
are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.
We wish you a hearthy congratulation once again.

Your Sincerely,
Mrs.Becky Owen
For Management
NOTE: ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF
ANY WINNER WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION!

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

OUR Executives:
Dr. P. Swier (CEO), Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager
Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden
(Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James
Williams (Director International Credit Department),
Mrs. Lonni K Anderson (Legal Representative), Mrs.
Lyudmyla Marchukova(Regional Manager), Mr. Stephen
Boer (Chairman), Mr. Chris Moritz(International
Relation Officer).

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