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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")
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "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)
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • robencole@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: uknl102@comcast.net (robencole@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:34:26 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

Company No. 02949433
SERIAL NUMBER: 5368/02
Batch Number: 074/05/ZY369
Ref Number: UK/9420X/05

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We are pleased to inform you of the final announcement of the UK ONLINE PROMO AWARDS, held on the 02th JULY, 2008. You have be awarded the sum of £500,000 POUNDS STERLING.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in the United Kingdom as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your $2,500,000.00 , would be released to you by any of our payment offices in the United Kingdom.

Please you are advice to complete the form and send it immediately to our Promotion manager through email or fax for prompt collection of your fund from the designated bank.

To process for your claim, you are advise to fill the form below and send to our fiduciary agent for your Claims verification:

1. Full Names:............
2. Address:..........
3. Age:............
4. Sex:.............
5. Marital Status:............
6. Occupation:...............
7. Phone numbers:..............
8. Country:...............

Mr:ROBEN COLE
Email: robencole@hotmail.com

Yours Truly,
Co-ordinator(Online Promo Programme)

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam