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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:

• 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 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.
  • +447031922213 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448709745202 (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.
  • edwardwalterconsultant@yahoo.co.uk
  • markwalter@consultant.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Yahoo Microsoft Award" <edwardwalterconsultant@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 10:14:55 +0200
Subject: YAHOO MICROSOFT 2008 AWARD AND WINDOW PROMOTION


*FROM:YAHOO MICROSOFT AWARD CENTRE **
124 Stockport Road,
Long sight, Manchester
M60 2DB - United Kingdom *



* YAHOO MICROSOFT 2008 AWARD AND WINDOW PROMOTION*



*This is to inform you that you have won prize money of Eight Hundred;
Twenty Thousand Great Britain Pounds** (£820,000,00.) **Eight Hundred and
Twenty Thousand Pounds{ GBP} for the 2008 Prize promotion which is
organized by YAHOO AWARDS & WINDOWS LIVE. This Program is organized to
Promote and Encourage Yahoo Window Users.*



*YAHOO collects all the email addresses of the people that are active
online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail and few from
other e-mail providers. Six people are selected monthly to benefit from this
promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners.*



* PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM*



*Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre. Yahoo
Prize Award must be claimed through their Accredited Agents in America,
Canada, and United Kingdom. Any prize not claimed would be forfeited. Stated
below are your identification numbers:*



*BATCH NUMBER: MFI/06/APA-43658*

*REFERENCE NUMBER: 2006234522*

*PIN: 1206*



*These numbers fall within our UNITED KINGDOM Location file, you are
requested to contact our fiduciary agent in UK and send your winning
identification numbers to him, He is Dr Mark Walter, Mark Walter Consultant
*



* Agent Name: Dr Mark Walter *

* Address: London, United Kingdom*

* E-Mail: **edwardwalterconsultant@yahoo.co.uk*

*TEL: +44 7031 922213**
FAX: +44 8709 745202*



For more information you can call or write to Dr.Mark Walter, on Tel: *+44
7031 922213*, Email: *(edwardwalterconsultant@yahoo.co.uk)**
** *Please<http://us.f355.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=markwalter@consultant.com,Please>note
that all correspondence regarding your claim and urgent response from
us must be Directed to these email address only (*
edwardwalterconsultant@yahoo.co.uk)

*



*1. Full name...............................*

*2. Country..................................*

*3. Contact Address.....................*

*4. Telephone Number.................*

*5. fax Number............................*

*5. Marital Status.........................*

*6. Occupation.............................*

*7. Date of birth......................*

*8. Gender.................................*



* For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in
whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.*



*This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be
warned.*



*Dr. (Mrs.) Mercy Martins*

*Zonal Codinator, United Kingdom*

*Award Promotion.*

*--------------------------------*

* WARNING!*

*Do not tell people about your Prize Award until your money is successfully
handed over to you to avoid disqualification that may arise from double
claim.You may also receive similar e-mails from people portraying to be
other Organizations or Yahoo Inc. This is solely to collect your personal
information from you and lay claim over your winning. In event that you
receive any e-mail similar to the notification letter that was sent to you,
Kindly delete it from your mailbox and give no further correspondence to
such person or body.*



*Yahoo shall not be held responsible for any loss of fund arising from the
above mentioned.*



WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT THESE IS NOT A BOGUS WINNING OR ANOTHER PYRAMID
OF MONEY MAKING BUSSINESS.

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