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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 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.
  • +447024092941 (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.
  • leeton22@walla.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "United Nations Awards!" <unawards.winner@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: leeton22@walla.com
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 10:14:56 -0700
Subject: United Nations Humanitarian Awards ( You are a winner of 245,000 GB Pounds)


United Nations Humanitarian Awards Center










#28 Oxford Street London United Kingdom


















This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of

Two Hundred And Forty Five Thousand Great Britain Pounds






(GBP245,000) for the month of April, 2008 Prize Promotion

which is Organized by United Nations Humanitarian Office.












PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM



Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her

Settlement Center. United Nations Humanitarian Office.






Award must be claimed no later than 15 days from date of

Draw Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period

will be forfeited.



Stated below are your identification numbers:






BATCH NUMBER: YM 09102XN



REFERENCE NU MBER: YM35447XN



PIN:

YM09788



These numbers fall within the England Location file, you

are requested to contact our fiduciary agent in Liverpool




and send your winning identification numbers to him;





Agent Name: Mr. Leeton L. Smith

E-Mail: leeton22@walla.com






Tel: +447024092941



You are advised to send the following information to your

Claims Agent to facilitate the release your fund to you.



First name...............................




Last Name.............................



Country..................................

Contact Address.....................

Telephone Number.................

fax Number............................




Marital Status.........................

Occupation.............................



My Date of birth......................

Se x.................................














Congratulations!! once again.

Yours in service,







Dr. (Mrs.) Gladys Shawn

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