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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")
  • "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 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.
  • +447011152834 (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.
  • freelottocliamsorg@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FREE LOTTO GROUP" <jenni@reedtribe.org>
Reply-To: freelottoclaimsorg@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 07:36:41 +0100
Subject: FREE LOTTO GROUP PRIZE/AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION




THE FREELOTTO GROUP
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD
DEPARTMENT. U.K


As part of our End of Year Experimental Bonanza held on 9th November,
2006 by The FreeLotto Group, U.K . Your email was among the Six(6)Lucky
winners who won £1,000,000.00{One Million Great Britain Pound Sterlings}
each in the The FreeLotto Online Draws results released 3rd january 2007.


The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses
from an exclusive list of 29,031,643 E-mail addresses of individuals and
corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search
from the internet. However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses
were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy
and your BALLOT NUMBER IS 231101CC.

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized
email selection machine . This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming
Board and also licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators
(IAGR).

To begin the claim processing of your prize you are to fill completely
the Claims Verification Form below and return via email directly to your
Fiduciary Agent as stated below for immediate processing and presentation
of your winnings to you stating your ballot numbers correctly:

THIS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE WINNER OF THE STATED FUND, FOR VERIFICATION
BEFORE TRANSFER AND RETURN IMMEDIATELY BY EMAIL.

FIRST NAME.................


LAST NAME..................
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS......................


DATE OF BIRTH...................
SEX.....................................
TEL. NUMBER......................

FAX NUMBER............................
EMAIL ADDRESS..................


AMOUNT WON.............................

BALLOT NUMBER.............................OCCUPATION.....................


MARITAL STATUS...................

DECLARATION:

I...............................................................HEREBY
DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATA ARE TRUE. THAT MY CLAIMS AGENT SHALL ACT AS
A FACILITATOR IN THE TRANSFER OF THE TOTAL FUND TO ME.

DATE........................
(YOUR FULLNAMES)........................................


FIDUCIARY AGENT CONTACT INFO.
Mr Ken Roberts
Email: freelottocliamsorg@yahoo.co.uk
Fax: +44 70111 52834

You are to keep all information away from the general public especially
your ballot numbers. (This is important as any case of double claims will
not be entertained).

Accept our hearty congratulations once again!

Yours Faithfully,
Management.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam