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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")
  • "claims 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.
  • darrenlloyds_uknl05@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY FOUNDATION<darrenlloyds_uknl05@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:46:03 +1200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!YOU HAVE WON

REFERENCE NUMBER:Ref: UK/9420X2/68
BATCH: 074/05/ZY369
TICKET NUMBER:023-1111-790-458

ONLINE NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you that your email address has won the sum of £743,437(SEVEN HUNDRED AND FORTY THREE
THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVEN POUNDS STERLING) in our online promo award.
To file for your claim, please contact your claims agent;
Mr Darren Lloyds-FIDUCIARY AGENT
Email:darrenlloyds_uknl05@hotmail.com
Provide him with the information below:
1.Full Name:
2.Full Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Thank you for being part of our online promotional lottery program.

Yours Truly,
Sir Mark Dulle.
Co-ordinator(Online Promo Programme).

© Copyright 1994-2008 The U.K. National Lottery Inc

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam