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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")
• 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.
  • relations_u_k_2008@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Lundell, Jeanette R." <lun0580@setonhill.edu>
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:52:22 -0400
Subject: email should be forwarded to the claims manager. mr david bloom relations_u_k_2008@hotmail.com


Dear Winner,
The National Lottery is pleased to inform you that you emerged a winner of
£1,6793 GBP (One million, Six Thousand, Seven Hundred and Ninety Three British Pounds
Sterling in
the last concluded National Lottery online draws. However, no tickets were sold
but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for
representation and privacy. After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail
address emerged as one of ten winners in the FIRST category for the THIRD
prize.
To file your claim all you have to do is to fill the claims verification form
below and send it back to me for documentry purposes.
Fill The Claims Verification Form.
Fill The Claims Verification Form.
1.Full Name:........
2.Full Address
3.Marital Status:.......
4.Occupation:..........
6.Age:.......
7.Sex:........
9.Country of Residence:.....
10.Telephone Number:........
You are to immediately contact the Lottery Fiduciary agent with the following
email address for next procedure.
Name: Mr. david bloom
NOTE:All email should be forwarded to the claims manager.
EMAIL:: relations_u_k_2008@hotmail.com <http://us.mc588.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=relations_u_k_2008@hotmail.com>

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