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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!

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.John Richards" <infouknldpt9@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:58:53 +0100 (BST)
Subject: WINNER'S CLAIM FORM


Thank you for contacting the fiduciary office as regards your winnings. You have been cleared a winner of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY. In order to proceed with the release of your funds please fill the clearance and verification form below accurately and submit back to us Immediately to enable us process your claim.

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This form is valid for only those who have won the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Fill in the required fields in the space provided below. No field should be left blank, because your particulars are needed for record purposes.



NOTE : IT IS REQUIRED YOU CLICK THE REPLY BUTTON BEFORE FILLING OUT THIS FORM, AS ALL INPUTED DATA MAY BE LOST UPON OUR RECEPTION. IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR BROWSER SETTING DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM e.g html program, YOU ARE TO SEND THE REQUIRED DATA IN PLAIN TEXT FORMAT.



Please fill in the appropriate information in the space below:




Full Name: [input]

Residential Address: [input]

Telephone/Fax: [input]

Date of Birth: [input]

Present Country: [input]

Occupation: [input]

Sex: [input]

Social Security Number (Optional): [input]

Annual Income: [input]

Marital Status: [input]

Ticket Number: [input]

This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is a valid particulars of me


UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
COPYRIGHT © 2007 ALL RIGHT RESERVED



Yours faithfully,
Mr John Richards
Fiduciary Agent.





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