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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.
  • +447024035237 (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.
  • fidagentmccoy@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "The NaAtional Lottery Uk" <mrs_jane007@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2006 09:56:52 +0000
Subject: Congratulations.

The National Lottery
United Kingdom
Draw date: 02/12/2006.

Ref : UK/776090X2/23
Batch: 013/05/8394369


WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the Draw (06/82) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online UK National Lottery program held on 2nd Dec, 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number: 8603775966738 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the Winning Numbers:07,15,19,23,37,48,45 (bonus no.45),
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e match 3 plus
bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim total sum of 2,532,137.00(Two
Million Five Hundred And Thirty Two Thousand One Hundred And Thirty Seven
pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.All
participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide
Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This
promotion takes place weekly.

Your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative
office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your
2,532,137.00(Two Million Five Hundred And Thirty Two Thousand One Hundred
And Thirty Seven pounds sterlings) will be released to you by any of our
payment offices in Europe.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact her.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 for VALIDATION.

*******************************************************************
Mr. McCoy.
Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release order
Department,CLAIMS PROCESSING LOTTERY AGENT.
TRANS-ATLANTIC S.A LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM
Email: fidagentmccoy@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: + 44 7024035237.

Endeavour to email him your full names,winning numbers,email
address,telephone/fax numbers immediately.
Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Sincerely

MRS. JANE IRVIN
CONTROLER
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

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