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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "20 craven park, harlesden" (address often used in fake lottery scams)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
  • "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • +447045740889 (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.
  • fudiciary_donaldgray@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Donald Gray <fudiciary_donaldgray@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 08:37:04 +0000
Subject: RE: Winning Verification Form(WL1}DULY FILL AND RETURN FORM











Microsoft
Promotion Award
20 Craven Park, Harlesden London NW10,
United
Kingdom.
Ref No : BTD/976/06
Batch No:
401978G
Tel:+44-704-574-0889


ATTN: LUCKY WINNER
,



You have
to fill this form and sent back to us via email.Your email was luckily drawn by
a computer balloting system as one of our winners in our experimental lottery
bonanza from the prestigous MICROSOFT ONLINE PROMOTION.Thus, making you the
winner of the sum of 500,000.00GBP (Five Hundred Thousand Great British
Pounds
Sterlings).


This correspondence officially confirms that we are
in receipt of instructions relating to the payment of your lottery winnings of
500,000.00GBP (Five Hundred Thousand British
Pounds
Sterlings)

Please complete the form below with correct information and
return email so that we can have a precise and comprehensive record of our
winners.


Your prize cheque has been vaulted safely with our corresponding
Bank prior to your readiness to complete your claims and would be presented to
you after verification of the data requested below.


However for your notification, your winnings is not in cash form
but in Certified Bank Draft, this advice complies with the Anti-Fraud policy
existing between Lottery companies and the British
Government.


The payment process involves your making a choice from these
two(2) options of payment, the one that suits you the most for the release of
your
winnings.

Have your winning certified draft couriered
by our affiliate Courier Services to you personally so that you can take it to
your local bank to cash.

Have your winning certified draft
also couriered directly to your nominated Bank and be deposited in your account
on your
behalf.

To proceed with your claims, you would be required to fill
the Verification Form by clicking each spaces and fill in your
informations below completely and
return .








WINNER'S VERIFICATION FORM
THIS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE BENEFICIARY OF THE
STATED FUND, FOR VERIFICATION BEFORE
TRANSFER.


WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA



First Name.:
*




Middle Name.:



*





Gender.:
MaleFemale






Month Of Birth.:
Month January Febuary March April MayJune JulyAugust September October
November December

Day:
Day1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 1314 15
16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30
31

Year:





Marital Status.:
Single
Married Divorced


Nationality.:
*





Occupation.:






Address 1.:
*


Address
2.:



City.:

*


State/Province.:

*


Zip Code.:
*





Mobile phone No.:

*


House Phone No.:

*


Fax No.:



Email Address.:
* eg. username@domainname.com





WINNING
INFORMATION


Batch Number.:

*





Refrence Number.:

*
AMOUNT WON






DECLARATION:



I..........................................................Hereby
declare that the above information are true and to
the best of my knowledge. any tempering or falsification of the above data
render this claim null and void. I am inform that my winning is guaranteed
insured and non-deductable. also inform that after delivery charges is paid by
me before my winnings shall be delivered to me personally or my bank address for
the delivery and deposit of my certified bank check . That my claims agent shall
act as a facilitator in the transfer of the total fund to me


This is to verify that the
information filled in this FORM is a valid particulars of me.
Yes: No:

Date.................................................................
(your
fullnames)................................




OFFICIAL USE
ONLY
Verified
by:.........................................................
Confirmed by:
....................................................
FIDUCIARY AGENT
SIGNATURE:...............
PAST
WINNERS


For more information feel free to
call:
Mr. Donald
Gray
MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM.
United
Kingdom
CALL:+44-704-574-0889
E-mail:fudiciary_donaldgray@hotmail.com
MICROSOFT AWARD
TEAM.
United
Kingdom

_________________________________________________________________
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