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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.

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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")
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +447045719547 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Phil Smith" <s_phil22@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:48:29 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Claim Procedures For Batch N0:P2/0056


Batch N0:P2/0056
Ref N0: KPL/09-002/JA.

Dear Amell Diet.

I am Mr. Phil Smith, the fiduciary agent assigned to your case. I wish to congratulate you for being a lucky winner in this 2007 online lotto draw held in London . We have received your email with utmost delight and immediate actions have been taken by us as regards to the processing and legalization of your prize.

To commence on the processing of your winnings, you are required to forward the following details to us to help facilitate the verifications and payment of your winning amount
£1,500,000.00 (One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds) in cash credited to file Ref N0: KPL/09-002/JA to you.

1. Full Names
2. Residential Address
3. Phone Number
4. Fax Number
5. Occupation
6. Sex
7. Age
8. Nationality
9. Batch N0:
10. Category:

Note: This information should be sent to our office within 24hrs of receipt of this email to enable us attend to your file. Your funds have been secured by our paying bank in your favour and your payment authorization letter will be forwarded to them to release the amount to you upon the completion of the processing and legalization of your claim files.

This process is vital and urgent following the instructions from the Gaming Board indicating that, all prize money should be claimed not latter than 10th September, 2007. After this date, all
unclaimed funds will be returned to the National Lottery Distribution Fund (NLDF) for the next Sweepstake to be conducted early next year.

However, be warned for security reasons and payment guarantee, you are advice to keep your winning information strictly confidential until your claims is processed and your prize money remitted to you as required in this grand category “B" terms and conditions of claims. This is a part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming by non winners.

Congratulations to you once more and we hope to receive your immediate response to this email.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Yours faithfully,

Phil Smith
Fiduciary Agent
For: The U.K National Lottery.
Tel: +44 704 571 9547
Tel: +44 704 571 1856
Direct Line: +44 704 573 1817
Fax: +44 709 287 9921
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This email and any attachments to it contain information that is confidential and may be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended
recipient(s) please note that any form of distribution, copying or use of this communication or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have
received this email in error, please return it to the sender and delete the email from your records.
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