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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:
  • "fudiciary" (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.
  • davidcoopersdesk@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: c.house.11@scu.edu.au
Reply-To: davidcoopersdesk@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:51:46 +0100
Subject: Your Claims Notification...Ref: IR/23/987/60




IRISH NATIONAL LOTTERY
Ref: IR/23/987/60
Batch: 074/07/ZY569/2008

Dear Winner,
We are pleased to notify you that your email
address was luckily selected amongst other emails
during our montly Irish National Lottery Online Promo
Programme held on the 13th of January 2008.
You are therefore been approved to claim a total grand
sum of 250,000GBP(Two Hundred & Fifty Thousand Great British
Pounds Sterling).
Congratulations from all members and staffs of the
Irish Board.
To file for your claims You are to fill the
verification form below and return to your assigned
Fudicary Agent email address as shown below:
(davidcoopersdesk@hotmail.com)

FUND RELEASE VERIFICATION FORM.
1.Full Names:(Surname First).
2.Address:
3.Country:
4.Telephone:
5.Gender:
6.Marital Status:
7.Age:
8.Occupation:
9.Email Address:
Contact:Mr David Cooper
(Fudiciary Agent).
Email:davidcoopersdesk@hotmail.com
Phone:+44704560808

Your Sincerely,
Joel Mark.
Irnl-Online 2008 Co-ordinator.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam