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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")
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +447031941577 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448701342208 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. MIKE TAYLOR" <claimsagent625@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:30:53 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FILL AND RETURN PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM


Attn :Albertina Leh,
Ticket Number 278511465896-6452
Ref: Number:132/756/4534
Batch Number: 638901527-AMB/05
serial Number : 3772-554
Lucky Number: 200-4774- 764

Congratulation on your recent winnings of $3million.We acknowledge receipt of your
mail and we have to inform you that your winning is real.This programme was design to encourage the use of the Internet in developing nations but presently we are for now involving all the continents in the world. Winners are normally picked form the Internet depending on the usage and also your luck is based on if you are on the Internet
when our computer balloting is taking place.
The major computer companies in the world contribute to this programme with little contribution from the United Nations. Also this programme is cover by the various law of lottery of the United Kingdom and also of various countries of the European union.
The Payment of our winners was grouped into there payment zones.
{Europe,ASIA And Africa} through computer balloting and you were zoned to our
Europe Office for payment.Our Europe payment office is in London and Amsterdam and all Winners will be required to notarize their winnings in the zone they were Grouped for payment before their particulars will be approved and their file
Will be transferred to our payment finance house in Europe within 72hrs
of reciept of your informations.
Please fill in your informations on the CLAIMS FORM
below to enable us proccess your winning claims.

LUCKYDAY LOTTERY PROMOTIONS LONDON UK.
WINNERS CLAIMS FORM.
1,YOUR
FULL NAME:............................................
2,YOUR SEX:.................................................
3,YOUR ADDRESS:.............................................
4,.YOUR TELEPHONE
NUMBER:...................................
5,.YOUR
FAX NUMBER:.........................................
6,.YOUR OCCUPATION:.........................................
7,.YOUR
COMPANY'SNAME:.......................................................
8,YOUR
9,AGE:......................................................
We would like to know how you want to receive your
prize won ofUS$3,000,000
Choose from the following medium below.

WINNER'STRANSFER OPTION.

The options of payment are either of the
following below.
1.Direct wire transfer into your account, Here, you
will be required to Notarize your winning in the high court as a non uk
resident and then you will also be required by the bank to open an
account
with them so that your local account can be credited with the prize
value and you will be expected to make your direct wire transfer to your
designate account.
2.Your cheque (cashier cheque)will be Notarize in the
high court and sent to your address by courier service,You are to insure
your draft with a insurance company before it can be sent to you .
With this information supplied by you .We will be able to create your
records in our data base of winners and begin proccessing of your
winning claims.

You can reach me on any of the direct lines below.

Congratulations once again.

MIKE TAYLOR
Fiduciary agent,LUCKYDAY LOTTERY PROMOTIONS LONDON UK.
Tel:+44-703-1941-577
Fax:+44-870-1342-208

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam