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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 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.
  • agentstevenfisher2002@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "horay_28@terra.es" <horay_28@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 18:10:59 +0100 (MET)
Subject: FELICITATION!!! OUR ESTEEM WINNER



UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
28 tafield road,croydon,London.
Ref: UKNL/491OXI/04
Batch: 12/25/0304
Draw date:3/3/2007

UKNL NOTIFICATION DESK

We happily announce to you the draw of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online
Sweepstakes International program held on 3rd March 2007. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: (o1) (05) (11) (19) (28)
(36) bonus Number (39),Which subsequently won you the lottery in the
2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£500,000.00 (Five hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited
to file UKNL/9023118308/03.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our African
booklet representative
office in North Africa (Cairo Egypt) as indicated in your play coupon.
Our
African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your
funds as soon as you contact him.
Endeavour to email them the following informations for immediate
processing, verification and legalization of claims inorder for payment
to be made to you as required, inaccordance with our payout policy.

1. FULL NAMES :
2. DATE OF BIRTH:
3. SEX:
4. MARITAL STATUS:
5.CONTACT ADDRESS:
6.TELEPHONE NUMBER:
7.OCCUPATION:
8.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:
9.WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS:
10.WINNING NUMBER:
11.TOTAL AMOUNT WON:
12.COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
13.COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:

Kindly choose th option with which you wish to recieve your winning
amount:

1. By Courier: OR

2. By Bank wire transfer

To file for your claim,Please contact our Fiduciary Agent for
VALIDATION.
*******************************************************************
Mr.Steven Fisher
EMAIL:agentstevenfisher2002@yahoo.co.uk

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
Yours faithfully,
MR.Simmon Drayton
Director Online International Promotions Unit.





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