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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:
  • "claims 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.
  • agentscott_james2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "richard lloyds" <l.richards_8@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 19:56:33 -1100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU ARE A WINNER.

BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY,
406 BURY NEW ROAD
WHITEFIELD,
MANCHESTER M45 7SX, U.K.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR

PROMOTIONS, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD

DEPARTMENT,
REF NO: BTL/4910X1/04

 

Dear Winner,

 

We are pleased to announce you as one of the 6 lucky winners in the BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS held on 1st of December 2006. All 6 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 40,000 international emails.

Your email address emerged alongside 5 others as a 3rd category winner in this month's draw. Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total sum of £1,000,000.00 (One Million Pounds Sterling).

 

The following particulars are attached to your lottery payment order:

(i) Winning numbers: 04-14-23-31-35-41
(ii) Email ticket number:564-75600545-188
(iii) Lotto Batch No.12/25/0304.
(IV) File REF NO: KTU/9023118308/03

 

Please contact the under listed claims officer as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings: CONTACT CLAIMS AGENT; MR. James Scott.
E-mail:   agentscott_james2@yahoo.com

 

(VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT MANAGER)
All you have to now is to provide the following details below:

1. Name:
2. Address:
3. Marital Status:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality: Country Of Residence:
9. Telephone Number!(Count ry Code)-(Area Code)- Phone Nu mber):
10 Cell Number:(Country Code) - (Cell Phone Number):
11. Fax Number:
12. Draw Number above:-
13. Annual income:
14. Payment Method (Cheque / Draft):
15. Email Address:

 

Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,
RICHARD LLOYDS.

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