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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")
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.
- rev.eamonn.online@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Online Award Alert <post_master@mailbasen.dk>
Reply-To: henrykolle01@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:23:18 +0600
Subject: Grab your winning now!!

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SWISS-UK LOTTO
160-162 Wardour Street
London W1F 8ZD WARD
https://www.swisslotto.ch

CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE WON Â£ 750,000 GBP

You have been awarded the sum of Â£ 750,000.00 GBP in the SWISS-UK LOTTO
Satellite Software email lottery in which e-mail addresses are picked
randomly by Software powered by the internet through the worldwide website.
Your email address was amongst those chosen this year for the SWISS-UK
LOTTO Satellite lottery. And this promotional program is proudly sponsored
by the SWISS-UK LOTTO organization.

Your email address attached to Ref number 5, 7, 14, 17, 18, 43 with Serial
10, and consequently won the lottery in the "A" Category. You have
therefore been approved the lump sum pay out of Â£ 750,000.00 GBP. Number
1979-12 drew the lucky.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our West African
Booklet representative. In View of this, your winning prize will be
released to you by our fiduciary agent In Nigeria .Our agent will
immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your winning
funds As soon as you Contact them with these required informations.

(1) Name in full:
(2) Address:
(3) Sex:
(4) Nationality:
(5) Occupation:
(6) Telephone Number and fax number
(7) Draw Number above:

These details facilitate the due process and the release of winnings to
avoid unnecessary delays and complications in the processing of your
Winnings. The Name and email contact of our agent is Rev. Eamonn Sweeney
rev.eamonn.online@gmail.com Send him the required informations immediately.

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

Mrs. Sarah Van Norris
Online Games Director
SWISS-UK LOTTO
https://www.swisslotto.ch

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