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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
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.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "camelot lottery" (no such lottery exists)
- 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)
- This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
- They don't notify winners by email.
- You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
- They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
- They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
- They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
- They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
- 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.
- +447045721293 (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.
- max_gavin11@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- claimsverificationonline2007@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Oxford International Lottery <claimsverificationonline2007@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 14:38:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: BE WISE
ATT:Winner
Am sorry to hear about what happened to you because you have falling into the hands of fraudsters who have hijack this noble process started by some few companies to help individuals with their standerd of living.
This fraudsters will promise that you have won the sum of 500,000 pounds to 2,000,000pounds, and in which case the amount that has been approved by the British Gaming Board which is responsible for all Lottery matters in the United Kingdom is 150,000 pounds and below.
It's unfortunate that you have falling into the hands of fruadstars.However such matters are been investigated by the British Gaming Board and a lot of people have been able to recovered their money through the help of the British Gaming Board
.
You can contact the British Gaming Board via E:mail max_gavin11@yahoo.co.uk
Note that Camelot Lottery Promotions is registered under the Data Protection Act
(Registration Z720633X). GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY PROMOTION.
MY DETAILS
Name:Dr. Martin Jean
Phone number:Tel: +44704-5721293
Email: claimsverificationonline2007@yahoo.com
Address:
THE CAMELOT LOTTERY
PROMOTIONS/ PRIZE AWARD
NOTIFICATION DEPARTMENT.
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
Dr. Martin Jean.
Lottery Fiduciary Agent Officer
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