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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:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim 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: lottery lottery <sanitasconsultant@yahoo.es>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 21:50:54 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT CLEARIFICATION


ATTN:Rico Brandge ,

We acknowledge the receipt of your mail over your winning notification from the ROYAL SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY and also responding to confirm your winning in the said e-mail annual promotional programme were your e-mail address was luckily selected at random by model computer ballot machine in this year promotion.


However,we as the fudiciary claim agent in this promotion is to process and also effect the transfer of your winning funds to your nominated account or to you in the mode of payment choosen by you as the true and bonafide winner in this promotion.Befor we can act to your request about sending a check,we have to legalized it first, to your name and send you a certify certificate,which can give urs full legal backing to proseed to the ministry,if is possible to recieve your funds in check.but most time we send funds by bank transfer.

Furthermore,we have to notify you that the only procedure holding your fund from being processed and transfered is the remittance of the legalization fee where your email application at the ministry shall be legalized in your name which will give you the full legal baking in laying claim of your rightful winning prize.

Moreover,we advise you in the best of your interest to find a lasting solution in ensuring that you make this payment and also send to us the completed form along with the payment to enable management expidite action.you are also advise to make sure that the information in the form are correct because upon this detail we shall have your fund effected.

Once again thanks for your cooperation while we anticipate to hear from you soonest.
Yours faithfully,
Dr.Collins Smith(Remittance Department)





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