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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")
• 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.
  • +447024065361 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Felix Brown <felixbrown_fiduciaryagent2@yahoo.it>
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 10:14:47 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FILE YOUR CLAIMS

Your mail has been received.
We the entire staff of the SWEEPSTAKES DRAWS WINNINGS
under the NATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
(sweepstake lottery/award promotion). Congratulate you
for being one of our lucky winners in this year
lottery promotion stake.
Thanks for your immediate response and information's
concerning your winning has been taken to the
verification department.
You are expected to process your claim, so that we can
assist you in the processing of your claim to reduce
the burden that you may encounter during this process,
it is optional in the constitution of our company, we
are not allowed to deduct or remove any amount of
money from the prizes won by our clients either for
charges,taxes/other expenses which are needed for the
processing and transfer of our clients funds.
Find below the Claim Verification form, which you are
expected to fill and submit back to your fiduciary
agent immediately via e-mail.Do fill the form
below and get back to us
Once again, congratulations from the entire staff of
this organisation.
Best regards,
Felix Brown.
FIDUCIARY AGENT.
+44 702 406 5361
CONFIRMATION FORM
PERSONAL DATA
FULL NAMES: _________________________________
GENDER______________________________________
DATE OF BIRTH:________________________________
NATIONALITY: ________________________________
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
_______________________________________________
MARITAL STATUS: ______________________________
HOME ADDRESS: ________________________________
OFFICE ADDRESS: _______________________________
TELEPHONE
NUMBER:_________________________________________________
FAX NUMBER: ____________________________________
OCCUPATION: ____________________________________
POSITION HELD: ___________________________________
TICKET NUMBER: __________________________________
METHOD OF PAYMENT:_____________________________(Cheque
Or Transfer)
EMAIL ADDRESS:_______________________


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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam