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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")
  • "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!

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?B?zpPPgc6xz4bOtc6vzr8gzpTOuc6xz4PPjc69zrTOtc+DzrfPgg==?= <grafstad@panteion.gr>
Reply-To: nokia.schemeclaims@w.cn
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:36:06 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: NOKIA EMAIL UPDATE

Your email has been selected by the NOKIA MOBILE PHONE PROMOTION, for a cash grant
award for this year economic salvaging Scheme.

You are a proud winner of £900,000.00 Pounds (Nine Hundred Thousand Pounds)
Please acknowledge the receipt of this mail with the details below to.

Your E-mail address attached to a Reference Numbers: KLM9875034NL

Do contact our payment office immediately with the informations below.

1. FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:
2. RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
3. DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:
4. WINNING EMAIL:
5. PHONE NUMBERS:
6. SEX:
7. OCCUPATION:
8. MARITAL STATUS:
9. COUNTRY:


Contact Name: Fiduciary Agent
Dr. Mark Griffey
Email:nokia.schemeclaims@w.cn

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam