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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:
  • "high insurance policy" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "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.
  • dickson.paul@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: dickson.paul@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:04:51 -0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION



--
ONLINE LOTTERY.


YAHOO! ONLINE EMAIL LOTTERY PROMOTION.
PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF NO: YLP/4710X16/05
BATCH NO: 128/25/0305

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the release of the YAHOO! ONLINE EMAIL
LOTTERY PROMO held on 17TH OCTOBER, 2008.

Your email address attached to Ticket No: 7804468845 with Serial No:
0252393554, drew the lucky numbers 08-09-17-29-37-43 which subsequently won
the lottery in the 1st category.

You have therefore been approved a lump sum of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
( US$500,0000.00 ).
Your fund is presently held in a Finance/Security Firm, and is insured in
your FILE REFERENCE and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY.

To process your winning /claims, please contact your Fiduciary/Claims Agent;


Rev Dickson Paul
(Fiduciary Agent)
Todd Aaron
(Secretary)
Email: dickson.paul@yahoo.com

N.B: Endeavor to quote your winning references in all future correspondence
so as to avoid unnecessary delay and complications.

All winning must be claimed not later than 17th November, 2008. After this
date all unclaimed, funds will be included in the next stake.

Congratulations once again and thank you for being a part of the YAHOO!
ONLINE E-MAIL LOTTERY PROMO.
Yours Sincerely,
Dr. Cindy Charlton

(PromotionManager)



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of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may
contain Information that is privileged, proprietary,confidential and
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notified that any dissemination,distribution or copying of this
communication is strictly prohibited.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam