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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")
• 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.
  • oxford_verification231@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Oxford International Lottery" <oxfordverification22@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:19:28 -1200
Subject: You Have Won In Oxford International Lottery(Batch:322056Q/FD)



Oxford International Lottery
32 Hurst Street
Birmingham, B5 4TB
United Kingdom
Ref: OXS/812/07/FD
Batch: 322056Q/FD

Dear Winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION

Over the years the prestigious Oxford Sweepstakes has set
out and
successfully
organized Sweepstakes on a daily, weekly.This is to notify
you that
your
email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket
number
0014821357/FD
with serial numbers OXS/7060442302/07/FD and drew
the lucky numbers 14-88-12-99-07-52(40)
which subsequently won you £1,000.000.00 (One Million
Great Britain
Pounds)
as one of the 10 jackpot lucky winners in this draw.

These lottery Draws are commemorative and as such special,
Please be
informed by this winning notification to make contact with
your
designated
agent who shall by duty guide you through the process to
facilitate the
release of your
winnings sum to you.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE,
Simply contact our fiducial agent,Martin Jean, at
Email:oxford_verification231@yahoo.co.uk

You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with
the following details to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications.

1.Name in full:----------
2.Country:----------
3.Ticket/Batch Number:----------
4.Serial/Lucky Numbers:----------
5.Occupation:----------
6.Age:----------Sex:----------

I wish to on behalf of all members and staff of the Oxford
Sweepstakes
congratulate you on your win and wish you the best of luck
as you spend
your good fortune.

Thank you for being part of our commemorative 50th
Anniversary Draws.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Carol Gabriel.
Oxford Sweepstakes Co-ordinator.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam