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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  • vick_enita2007@yahoo.fr
  • vickenita_fudiciaryagent@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Catalano, Frank J" <fjc1253@sjfc.edu>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:20:25 -0400
Subject: UNICEF LOTTERY GAMING COMMISSION.

UNICEF LOTTERY GAMING COMMISSION.
MADRID SPAIN
FROM:UNICEF AWARD DEPT.
REF: UNICEF/2010-968091/03
BATCH: 44/010/IPD


Dear Sir/Madam,


YOUR WINNING CONFIRMATION.



We are glad to inform you that your E-mail address appears as the confirmed Winner of our last Unicef email lottery program held on the 3rd October, 2007.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 20675543256-786 with Serial number 3765-75 drew lucky numbers 7-12-18-24-32-45, which Consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved For a lump sum
payment of Four Million Five Hundred Thousand united states dollars (US$4.500,000.00).


CONGRATULATIONS!!!

This promotional program takes place every year. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 50,000 companies and 100,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. We also ask
that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have been processed and your money payed to you.


Please note, all winnings must be claimed not later than 28th of November,2007, after this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.


To file for your claim or for further details,please contact our fudiciary agent Mrs. Vick Enita on vick_enita2007@yahoo.fr and vickenita_fudiciaryagent@yahoo.es In respect of our commitment towards helping the less privilege, we ask that you voluntarily contribute 1% of your Global winnings to any charity organization of your choice in your environment.

Congratulations once more from staff and management of UNICEF LOTTERY GAMING COMMISSION.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. James Coys.
Global Winning coordinator.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam