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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")
  • "million pounds" (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)
  • ",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)
  • "u.k " (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.
  • smith_hery7@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Tour <info@lottery.co.uk>
Reply-To: smith_hery7@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:20:48 +0400
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS WINNER!!!

We happily announce to you the draw (1155) of the U.K NATIONAL
LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program. Your e-mail
address"Attached to ticket number:"56475600545 188" with Serial number"
5368/02" drew the lucky numbers: 12. 17. 21. 25. 31. 37. [30] Bonus Ball
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e. match 5. You
have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £4,000.000.00 (Four Million
Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file "KTU/9023118308/03." This is from a
total cash prize of £12,000,000" shared amongst the (3) lucky winners in this
category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus. All participants for the online version
wer selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system
and extracted from over "100,000" unions, associations, and corporate bodies
that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly. To file for your
Claim;
please contact our fiduciary agent.
Henry Smith
Email: smith_hery7@hotmail.com
Sincerely,
U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY Member Services
Sweepstakes International Program.
NORRIS WARNER.

Fill the details:

1.FullNames. 2.Home Address.
3.Age. 4.Sex. 5.Occupation.
6.Phone Number. 7.Nationality.

Contact Name: Henry Smith
E-mail: smith_hery7@hotmail.com



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