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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:
  • "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.
  • +2348030684822 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • director.jerrybruce@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "elle roland" <rol.elle001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dr.jerrybruce@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 14:18:57 +0100
Subject: Dear Selected winner


5th Floor East, Commonwealth Center
55 Currie Street, Adelaide SA 5000,
South Australia.
Date: 2ND/AUGUST/2008
Ref No: 475061725
Batch No: 7056490902/133
Winning No: GB701/LPRC
Insurance No: FLS 433/453L/ALP

Dear Selected winner,

You have been contacted, because your email address has won you our yearly
award. You have been approved for the star prize of 850,000.00 Dollars
(Eight hundred and fifty thousand.)

To file in the Releasing Order Form you have to Contact the Security Agent
information below.

Note, all winnings MUST be claimed before the 18th AUGUST, 2008; otherwise
all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charitable
homes. Therefore, you are advised herein to contact ourfiducially agent in
Nigeria in person of DR JERRY BRUCE at (director.jerrybruce@hotmail.com) to
file for your claim.

Send to the Agent your Full Names, Age, Address, Occupation, Telephone/Fax
Number via email to process the immediate release of your winnings:


PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL; CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT AT :
Dr.Jerry Bruce
EMAIL: director.jerrybruce@hotmail.com
Phone: +234 803 0684 822

ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF WINNERS WILL RESULT TO
AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION.


Congratulations once again.


Yours in service,
Mrs. Elle Roland
Assistant To The Promotional Manager
Australian International Lottery Inc,
South Australia.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam