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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million dollars" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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:
  
  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 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.
  • loius_agent_jeffery001@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "David Elliot" <davis_elliot@ibest.com.br>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:11:17 +0100
Subject: US$500,000 USDOLLARS FOR YOU....!!!


*US$500,000 USDOLLARS FOR YOU....!!!*

*Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
# 13 Beach Pkw,Princess Dolly Carlin Towers
Manchester,United Kingdom.*

*WINNING NOTIFICATION:*

*We happily announce to you the draw of the UK-ONLINE-LOTTERY International
programs held on the (Wednesday,12 September 2007)in MANCHESTER, UK. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial number:
5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:19-6-26-17-35-7, which subsequently won you
the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a
total sum of US$500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in
cash credited to file ktu/9023118308/03. *

*This is from a total cash prize of US $5 Million dollars, shared among the
first Ten (10) lucky winners in this
category.All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site
through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies
websites. This promotion takes place annually, Please note that your lucky
winning category # :two(2) falls within our European booklet representative
office in Europe(UK) from the five booklet reps.
(london,sydney,seoul,lagos,athlanta) as indicated in your play coupon. In
view of this, your 500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
would be released to you by our payment office in europe.*

*Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you
contact her. For security reasons, you are advised to keep yourwinning
information confidential till your claims is processed and your money
remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.
Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our fudiciary agent
in charge of category two(2) winners: *

*Roy Kins
Email:loius_agent_jeffery001@yahoo.com*

*To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your full
names,your country, your private telephone and fax number, your
reference/batch numbers etc in any correspondences with us or our designated
agent. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this
program.Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program. *

*Sincerely,
DAVID E. ELLIOT.
UK Online Lottery draw Co-ordinator*

*Please fill out this confirmation form below,send it to your fudiciaryagent
so that she will assist you in filling out for your claim and the submitting
of your winning file to our Headquarters for access.
CONFIRMATION FORM.. *

*PERSONAL DATA
FULL NAMES: _______________________________
GENDER___________________________________
DATE OF BIRTH:_____________________________
NATIONALITY: ______________________________
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: _____________________
MARITAL STATUS: ___________________________
HOME ADDRESS: _____________________________
OFFICE ADDRESS: ____________________________
TEL NUMBER: _______________________________
FAX NUMBER: ________________________________
OCCUPATION: _______________________________
POSITION HELD: _____________________________
TICKET NUMBER: _____________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS: _____________________________ *

*CONGRATULATION(Emerged Winner # 2)*

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam