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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:

• 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:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• 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:
  
  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.
  • geraldlambo@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "george eze" <ezegeorge@googlemail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:50:09 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION


P.O. Box 1010, Liverpool,

L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM.

(Customer Services Department)

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (#990) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTO online Sweepstakes International program drawn at 8.30pm GMT
on 11th October 2007:. Your e-mail address linked to ticket number:
UKNL/B4401 with Serial Number 00811C drew the lucky numbers:

(04) (10) (14) (21) (32) (49) (44)

which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd Category
i.e. match 5 plus Bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total
sum of 200,000.00 [Two hundred thousand Pounds Sterling] in cash
credited to file UKNL/4726414249/37.This is from the total cash
prize of 1,000,000.00 [One Million Pounds Sterling]; shared
amongst the (5) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus
bonus.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly
from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system. Please
note that your lucky winning number falls within our African
Booklet representative office in Africa. In view of this, your
200,000.00 [Two hundred thousand Pounds Sterling] would be
released to you by our accredited fiduciary agent. They will
immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of
your funds as soon as you contact them.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential until your money is processed and
remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program,
Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our
accredited fiduciary agents;

Lambo Associates.
Fiduciary Officer: Mr. GERALD LAMBO
Email: geraldlambo@yahoo.com

Good luck from myself and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Dr. EZE GEORGE
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTO
Sweepstakes International Program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 16 is automatically disqualified.
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