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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.
  • +31650930407 (Netherlands, 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.
  • claimsagencyoffice@o2.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: claimsagencyoffice@o2.pl
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:54:03 -0300
Subject:


WINNING NOTIFICATION (KRAS-LOTTERY 2008)
Ref No: ES/8746B1/77
Batch Number: 178/07/OM248
Lucky Numbers: 8-17-28-31-55 [09]Bonus Ball


20th November,2008.

Attention: Winner,


You have been selected in the intercontinental 2008 Program. Our lottery
program selection has finally been performed today. The program was held
at Amsterdam office. The Promotion is a joint Euro/America private
lottery registered and organized in accordance with the World Lottery
regulation act.

We the National Lottery organizing committee are pleased to officially
notify you of the status of your email application. An official
notification of winning is hereby issued to you as your email promotion
ticket randomly drew for the Lucky Numbers: 8-17-28-31-55 [09] Bonus
Ball, which selected your email as the 2ND winner of our lottery program
you have consequently won the lottery program in the first batch. You
have been awarded a
cash prize of ?1,000,000.00 (One Million Euro) .

For the processing of your prize money, please contact our fiduciary
agent for assistance.

Contact Person
NAME: Thomas Sanchez
(CLAIMS OFFICER)
TEL:0031-650-930-407
Email: claimsagencyoffice@o2.pl

For verification purpose, please supply your fiduciary agent the
following information’s to enable the agent submit a formal application
on your behalf.
Congratulations from all our staff for being part of KRAS-LOTTERY 2008
PROGRAMME.


Sincerely,
MRS YVONNE M. JEUGD
Promotions Coordinator
(CLAIMS OFFICER)
TEL: 0031-650-930-407
Email: claimsagencyoffice@o2.pl

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam