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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 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.
  • +447040106550 (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.
  • douglasshouse2k6@yahoo.co.uk
  • swhouse01@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: swhouse@onet.eu
Date:
Subject: SUCCESS ALERT! (URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED)


 

Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
# 13 Beach Pkw,Princess Dolly Carlin Towers
Manchester,United Kingdom

   WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw of the United Kingdom Sweepstake Lottery
International programs held on the 14th of July, 2006 in London.

which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You are
therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of $250,000.00USD( Two hundred
and fifty thousand, Dollars) in cash, address attached to.This is from a
total cash prize of US $2.5 Million Dollars, shared amongst the first ten
(10) lucky winners in this category.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies websites.
This promotion takes place annually, Please note that your lucky winning
category # :two(2) falls within our West African booklet representative
office in Africa from the five booklet
reps.(london,sydney,seoul,LAGOS,atlanta).

This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised
to keep every winning information confidential till your claims is processed
and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your
prize. This is a part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming
and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please
be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent with
the below details for processing of your claims. you are hereby advise to
contact  Overseas Claims Unit:

Contact Person: Mr Smith Douglas
Email: douglasshouse2k6@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44 704 010 6550


FILL AND SUBMIT TO THE FIDUCIARY AGENT FOR FOLLOW UP PERSONAL DATA

FULL NAMES: _________________________________
GENDER______________________________________
TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER:____________________
AGE:_____________________________
EMAILADDRESS:_____________________________

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program. Thank
you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Lisa Fowler,

Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International
Program.Good luck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Warning!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be using
National Lottery addresses, but are not from The National Lottery.PLEASE
REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO :
CUSTOMER CARE/COMPLAINTS DEPT: swhouse01@yahoo.co.uk
=============================================================
The national lottery promo Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft
Corporation, the Intel Group,Toshiba,Dell Computers, Mckintosh and a
conglomeration of other international IT companies.

The Free lottery internet draw is held quarterly every year and is so
organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.We
are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros are
won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide. We also encourage you to
visit our website at www.national-lottery.co .uk and take your chance to
play and become part of our daily winners.
Millions are won on a daily basis on one of the world's most famous The Free
lottery Promo.
====================================================================
WARNING!!!

ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS  SHOULD
BE  FOWARDED TO THIS
BOX IMMEDIATELY, THIS WILL HELP US TO FIGHT SCAM AND LOTTERY IMPOSTERS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.

 

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam