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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")
  • ",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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +447024085822 (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.
  • file_agent@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lotto raflfe world draw" <rafledraw3@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 18:11:23 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE WON A PRICE


Ref:08/ 8738412/2008
Batch no; 987564329/654
WINNING NO: WFD 6321089 GILI

CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE WON A PRICE

It is our great pleasure to inform you of the Year prize release on the 20TH
JUNly 2008 from The WORLD LOTTO RAFLE DRAW.
These Lotteries are fully based on an electronic selection of winners using
their e-mail addresses. Your e-mail address was Attached to ticket number;
109865882,serial number 8756728673.This batch draws the lucky numbers as
Follows 22-74-63-77-82 bonus number 84, which consequently won the lottery
in the second category. You have been hereby approved a lump sum
ofUS$200,000.00 (TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS)in cash Credit file ref:
GILI/MM 8755412/05 from the total cash prize of US$2,000,000.00 shared
amongst ten luckywinners in this category.
All e-mail addresses were selected through a computer balloting system drawn
form Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United
States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our
international promotions Program that is conducted annually. This Lottery
was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies
in the United Kingdom as part of their social responsibility to the citizens
in the
communities where they have operational base. Further more your details
(e-mail address) falls as indicated in our play coupon and your prize of
US$200,000.00 will be released to you from our correspondent where we have
our corporate head quarter in LONDON. We hope with part of your prize, you
will participate in our
end of year high stakes for US$ 0.5 Billion international draw.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
Simply contact our fiduciary agent and co-coordinator, MR.OWEN SCOTT jnr:
file_agent@yahoo.com to file for your claim. Please quote your reference,
batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this
notification as well as your full name,address and telephone number to help
locate your file easily.For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep
this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed
and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by
non-participant or unofficial personnel.
Note: All winnings MUST be claimed within two months of this information;
otherwise all funds will be returned
as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
NOTE;Pease Reply Back To co-coodinator

Best Regards
MR.OWEN SCOTT jnr.
file_agent@yahoo.com
(co-coordinator)
+447024085822

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam