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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")
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • +447017118146 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447045704966 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447011138080 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448712476662 (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.
  • worldfreight_services@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: Clive Owen <nationalclaimsrep7@yahoo.es>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:01:31 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: {Disarmed} CONGRATULATIONS: Ms Leonore Traugen


NATIONAL LOTTERY




Batch No: 12/25/0304
Ref No: BTL/491OXI/04
3b Olympic Way, Sextons Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool, L30 1RD
UNITED KINGDOM

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CONGRATULATIONS: Ms Leonore Traugen

This email is to inform you that you have fully been cleared a winner of the NATIONAL LOTTERY program. I am happy to inform you that a Certified bank cheque/draft of £ 2,000,000.00(Two Million Pounds Sterling) , Original Certificate of winning, has been forwarded to our affiliate COURIER COMPANY (WORLD FREIGHT SERVICES UK (WFS.UK)
Find below the details of the COURIER DEPARTMENT WORLD FREIGHT SERVICES UK:
DISPATCH OFFICE:
Rovex House, Hay Hall Rd, Tyseley,
Birmingham. B11 2AG. England.
NAME: Mr Noel Petterson (dispatch officer)
TEL: +447017118146
+447045716890
+447045716887
e-MAIL: worldfreight_services@hotmail.com
You are advised to send the courier company an e-mail with their e-mail address (above) for their courier cost for delivery to your country. When contacting them, you are to include this order number (below) as your subject.
Please you are advised to write down the order number and save it for future reference.

ORDER NUMBER: BILUN/OW/657252

Note: you are to Quote your complete names,Nationality,Home address,, Ref/ Batch Numbers and your direct phone number to enable them honor your letter. Once again i say congratulations. Feel free to inform me with your dealings with the courier department should incase any delay.
Also be reminded that the deadline for the claiming of winnings is exactly two weeks after the receipt of this email.

After this period, your cash prize will be deemed to have been forfeited by you and will be used in the drawings of the next edition of the lottery.

Good luck and Congratulations once again.


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FIDUCIARY AGENT
MR.Clive Owen
PHONE # +44 70457 04966
+44-70-1113-8080
,,,,,,,,: +44703 192 3255
,,,,,,,,: +44703 192 3256
,,,,,,,,: +44703 192 3258
Fax: +44-87-1247-6662



IMPORTANT NOTE: DUE TO THE HIGH RATE OF IDENTITY THEFT IN THE WORLD WE ADVICE YOU KEEP YOUR WINNINGS TO YOUR SELF UNTIL YOUR FUNDS GET TO YOU. PLEASE BE WARNED!!!


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Sé un Mejor Amante del Cine
¿Quieres saber cómo? ¡Deja que otras personas te ayuden!.

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