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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.

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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")
• 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.
  • +447011133315 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: David Morgan <pblotfiduciary_agent@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 09:21:08 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FUND RELEASE/ VERIFICATIONS FORM



POWERBALL INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INC.
1 Plough Place, London,
EC4A 1DE, United Kingdom.

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COUPON NO: PBL 2348974321
REF NO: PBL/ CN/ 6654/ CP
BATCH NO: 013/06/8394369
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ATTN: WINNER,

I have just received your mail, thank you for contacting us.

You actually won a consolation prize of £500,000.00 (which $950,050 USD) in the POWERBALL LOTTERY 2006 and as your fiduciary agent, I have been assigned to assist you in claiming your winnings as soon as possible. This is a promotional draw which officially launches the new system. With funds accrued exclusively from previous draws, payouts to all winners are guaranteed and will be transferred in record time.

This correspondence officially confirms that we are in receipt of instructions relating to the payment of your lottery winnings. Please complete the form below with correct information and email back to us with a return email.

Looking forward to your swift response.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

Yours Faithfully,

David Morgan (Mr)
Fiduciary Agent.
Tel:+ 44701 113 3315


THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SHOULD BE SUPPLIED COMPREHENSIVELY BY THE BENEFICIARY OF THE STATED FUNDS, FOR VERIFICATION BEFORE TRANSFER.


1.FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY: 2.RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: 3.DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 4.PHONE/FAX NUMBERS: 5.NAME AND ADDRESS OF NEXT OF KIN: 6.SEX: 7.OCCUPATION: 8.MARITAL STATUS: 9.NATIONALITY:

10.REF. NUMBER AND COUPON NUMBER: 11. AMOUNT WON:




DECLARATION:

I...............HEREBY DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATA ARE TRUE. IN CASE OF ANY UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCE,MY NEXT OF KIN HAS THE RIGHT TO CLAIM MY TOTAL WINNINGS.(SUPER STANDARD AGENT) SHALL ACT AS MY AGENT IN FACILITATING THE TRANSFER OF THE TOTAL FUND TO ME.
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