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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (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 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.
  • +447045742669 (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.
  • larrybrownclaimsagent02@yahoo.com.hk

Fraud email example:

From: SHELL INTERNATIONAL <winneraward80@web.de>
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:20:21 +0100
Subject: Batch: 074/05/ZY369:SHELL WINNING NOTIFICATION AWARD 2008




SHELL OIL CO-OPERATION
The Shell International Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION


We happily announce to you the draw (#2030) of the SHELL
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on
1st,February 2008.

Your e-mail address was attached to ticket number: 56154800945 618 with
Serial number 20117/02 drew the lucky numbers: 09,11,22,38,36,
49(BONUS # 04),which subsequently won you the lottery in the
2ndcategory.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£1,000,000(One Million Great British Pounds Sterling) in cash
credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of
£4,000,000 shared amongst the (4) lucky winners in this category.

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
randomly from a pool of over 100,000 names of e-mail addresses drawn
from Worldwide promotions programme conducted annually to encourage
prospective overseas entries.

We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our
subsequent lottery jackpots.

In view of this, your £1,000,000 (One Million Great British
PoundsSterling)in cash will be released to you by our payment office in The
UK.Our agents will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon they are contacted.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to
you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part
of our precautionary measures to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program Please be advised.

To file your claim, you are to fill in this form below,then send it to
our claims agent,so that he can process your
claims to you.

Contact our claims agent with this email,
Mr. Larry Brown,
Email :larrybrownclaimsagent02@yahoo.com.hk
Mobile:+447045742669

To file your claims kindly fill the payment order
form below to our
Fudiciary Agent
PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER FORM
1.FULL
NAMES:__________________________________
2.ADDRESS:__________________________________
___________
____________________________________________
3.SEX:_______________
4.AGE:________
5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________
6.OCCUPATION:________________________
7.E-MAIL
ADDRESS:_____________________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________
9.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________
10.AMOUNT
WON:___________________________________
___________________________________________
12. COUNTRY________________________________

Yours faithfully,
Mrs Mariam Richards,
Online coordinator,
Sweepstakes International Program.






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