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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +447045761471 (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.
  • claimsverification101@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: peter allen <claimsverification06@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <claimsverification101@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:15:00 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION FOR CLAIMS




Bexon Court Carlton Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ EssexUnited Kingdom.Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914.
WINNING NOTIFICATION LETTER


Attention ,

The Prestigious United Kingdom of Great Britain has set out and successfully organised a Sweepstakes for remembrance of the United Kingdom of Great Britain promotion award Anniversary. Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts, the selection was made through a computer draw system attaching personalised email addresses to ticket numbers.

Your email address as indicated drawn the attached ticket number and drew the lucky 75604545 with serial numbers 20/01/UK07, which subsequently won among the second category that falls in Africa as indicated in your file Numbers GBUK/RSA75604545/07, with the amount (GBP500,000.00) Five Hundred Thousands British Pounds, as one of the winners in this draw.

You have therefore won the entire winning sum of (GBP500, 000.00) Five Hundred Thousands British Pounds. The draws were registered as Draw number one as conducted in United Kingdom and these Draws are commemorative and as such special.

To file your claims Please Contact your fiduciary agent in United Kindom agent @ his direct Telephone line: +44-70-457-61471. Mr. Peter Brad
E-mail: ( claimsverification101@yahoo.co.uk) and don't forget to fill the claim form bellow and send to him.

1. FULL NAMES:2. NATIONALITY:3. SEX:4. MARITAL STATUS:5. AGE:6. RESIDENT ADDRESS:8. E-MAIL ADDRESS:10. MOBILE:11. OCCUPATION:12. AMOUNT WON:13. Lucky Numbers, Serial Numbers and File Numbers:

Further more, Any claim not made before Fourteen (14) working days from date of Notification indicate that the winner has voluntarily forfeited His/Her winnings.

For security reasons, this is part of precautionary measure to avoid double claim and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous elements, except your claim agent, you were required to keep all your winning information including any documents relating to your winning fund private and confidential till the final destination of your fund into your account.


Finally, we congratulate all members and staffs of this program that has successfully won this competition. As soon as you are in contact with our agent in United Kindom and confirm your winning prize into your account, please keep us informed.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Princess ElizabethHead Customer care Service

Warning!
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