419 scam: "SWEEP STAKE LOTTERY"<info@sw.org> Ticket number: 644 79543465 B44

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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")
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "sweepstakeverificicationunit@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- jassicajones88@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SWEEP STAKE LOTTERY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sweepstakeverificicationunit@live.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 07:02:02 +0100
Subject: Ticket number: 644 79543465 B44

FIDUCIARY AGENCY
VERIFICATION UNIT
SWEEP STAKE LOTTERY
AFFILIATE OF INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY ORGANIZATION.
14 FOX RD, SUITE 321 . LONDON W4 3RW ENGLAND
30th AUGUST, 2009

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the Sweep stake Lottery
International programs held on the 15th of April 2008 in London
England. Your e-mail address attached to

Ticket number: 644 79543465 B44
Serial Number: 6395-408AWL
Batch Number: D51/10872004PDU
Lottery Reference Number: 63-76-95-27-14

Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd category. You have
therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,973,054 (One Million
Nine hundred and seventy three thousand point fifty-four GBP) which is
equivalent to US$3,500, 000.00 (Three Million five hundred thousand US
Dollars only). This is from a total cash prize of £19.73054 Million pound
starling, shared amongst the first (10) lucky winners in this category.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in London as Indicated in your play coupon.
In view of this, your £1,973,054 (One Million Nine hundred and seventy
three thousand point fifty-four pound starling) which is equivalent to
US$3,500,000.00 (Three Million five hundred thousand US Dollars only)
would be released to you by the Sweep Stake and our paying bank in London.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 individuals and
companies through their online play. This promotion takes place only for
this season before play coupon begins.

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 is to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned! To file for
your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

MORGAN ROBERT email:sweepstakeverificicationunit@live.com
Telephone Number :+44(703)-595-5410
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to contact Morgan
Robert with followings details below:

1. Your full Name, Telephone, Contact Address, Sex and Occupation
2. Quote your Ticket number in any correspondences with our designated agent.

Congratulations, once more from all members and staffs of this program.

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT MORGAN ROBERT

Best Regards,

SWEEP STAKE
ZONAL CO-ORDINATOR
JASSICA JONES (E-mail:jassicajones88@yahoo.com)

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