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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")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • +4407031899197

Fraud email example:

From: "Elaine Cooney" <cv1233@gonuts4free.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:32:59 -0800
Subject: Pls Confirm


REF: OYL/25041238013/02
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

ATTENTION: RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE

Compliment of the season. We are pleased to inform you of the announcement 20th January 2009 of Win=
ners of the LOTTER PROMO LOTTERY, UNITED KINGDOM / INTERNATIONAL, PROGRAMS held on 30th, December =
2008.

Your e-mail address is attached to ticket number: 023-0148-790-459, with serial number 5073-11 drew =
the lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

It is our pleasure to inform you that you have emerged as a Category "B" winner of the LOTTER LOTTO =
PROMO LOTTERY.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of Eight Hundred And Fifty Thousand-America Do=
llars You have therefore been approved for lump sum pay Out of US$850,000.00 in cash credited to f=
ile REF NO.OYL/25041238013/02. This is from total prize Money Of US$80,400,000.00 shared among the=
seventeen International winners in this category. Please note that your lucky winning number fall=
s within our European booklet representative office in Europe as contained in your file.

In view of this, the Certified Bank Check of your Eight Hundred And Fifty Thousand-America Dollars (=
$850,000.00) would be released to you by our security firm in London, United Kingdom. Our European=
agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as yo=
u contact him.

As a category "B" winner, all participants for the free online lotto version were selected randomly =
from World Wide Web site through the computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 names / =
companies from Africa, Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia as Part of =
International Promotions Program, which is Conducted Bi-Annually. After the computer ballot of our=
International Promotions Program, only first seventeen- (17) lucky winners emerged in this category.

To file for your claim, please contact our Category "B" fiduciary agent who is your claims agent:

Mr Daniel Gerard

Email: daniegd@sbcglobal.net
Tel : +4407031899197

For due processing and the delivery of your won prize to be sent to you through Certified Bank Check=
. Please do also send to your claim Agent the following information:

Claims Requirements:
1.Full name:
2.Home Address:
3.Age:
4.Gender:
5.Tel:
6.Occupation:
7.Country Of Residence:
8.Nationality:

However, it should be noted that all won prize must be claimed not later than 31st of January 2009. =
Any claim not made before this date will be returned back to the LOTTER LOTTO PROMO as unclaimed =
won prize.


Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
Elaine Cooney

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