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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.
  • +34634002559 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: doris philipo <phi_li_ip2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <navs177@aim.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:39:06 +0200
Subject: Notification!!!!



FREE LOTTO AWARD C/AIPERCINES 9, 28830 SAN FEMANDO DE HENARES MADRID ESPAÑA Sir/Madam, This is to inform you that your Email Address attached to a Ticket Number:3198333 has won the prize Sum of: Five Hundred and Fifty ThousandEuros (550,000.00) Euros, in an Email FREE LOTTO es award promotion. Held in the-Espana.Docontact to file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent: Prize Processing Officer***************************************************************************************** Name:Mr.John CarlosExcuela Insurance CompanyEmail: navs177@aim.comTEL: +34-634-002-559*****************************************************************************************WINNING INFORMATIONS: PROMOTION DATE:15 SEP 2007 Ref Number: 67218/501-5780/ES, Batch Number: 612771692-SP/2007 LUCKY NO: 70/23/11/72/90 Please note that you will be required to pay for the issuance of your legal back up and legalization of certificate of deposit document in court, All winnings must be claimed not later than 15 days, Congratulations!!Sincerely Yours,Doris Phillips.
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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam