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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "foreign service manager" (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)
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- +447024039660 (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.
- universalsec@europe.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From:
Reply-To: <universal@financier.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 11:41:06 -0700
Subject:

EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REFERENCE: EAAL/JA2C110P7
Attn: Email Account Holder,
Congratulations!! We happily announce to you the draw (#764) of the Euro-Millions Email Address International Lottery, online Sweepstakes promotion held this summer in London-United Kingdom. Your active e-mail address attached to the World Wide Web computer generated ticket number: B6787545 4145 with reference number EAAL/JA2C110P7 and Serial number UK5365/3, Batch number ZA87-2PY, drew the lucky numbers: 24 73 35 80 46 Lucky Stars 05 09. This subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e. matches 6 lucky numbers as jackpot prize. You have therefore been allocated to claim a total sum of £1,850,000.00 (One Million Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand British Pounds) in cash is credited to Millionaire RaffleGCR760097. This is from a total cash prize of £5,900,000.00 Shared amongst the (6) lucky winners in "1st" category.
PRIZE BREAKDOWN
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Draw 764 Friday 22 August, 2014 (24 73 35 80 46 Lucky Stars 05 09) Lotto -Jackpot for this draw £142,677,285
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No. of matches No. of winners £s per winner Prize fund
Match 5 + 1 Stars 5 £501,783.40 £1,003,566.80
Match 5 11 £76,027.70 £304,110.80
Match 4 + 2 Stars 102 £4,099.50 £131,184.00
Match 4 + 1 Star 1,869 £195.70 £112,527.50
Match 4 3,677 £99.50 £120,693.50
Totals 4,968,342 £9,600,234.50
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Additional information Jackpot winner(s) Lucky Dip winners Machine used for draw Ball set used 2 SAPPHIRE 7
This promotion was drawn based on email address as the key identification for setting up online accounts. All valid email addresses in the World Wide Web Draw used/participants for the online email promotion version were selected randomly via computer balloting from a global website collaboration with internet companies like eBay, pay pal, liberty reserve, and Google whom also built their systems and based their membership registration identity on email addresses supporting this computer draw system done by extracted email addresses from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies and affiliated members to the National Lottery website and their advertisers listed online. This Online
promotion takes place via virtual ticket balloting and it is done Bi-annually.
Your fund is now deposited with a security company here in United Kingdom and was insured in your name for security reason. Due to false practices, we ask that you keep your award information strictly from public notice, until your claim has been processed and money remitted to your possession, as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals. Contact our Fiduciary agents immediately to commence release of your lottery prize by providing details below.
1. Full Name:
2. Age:
3. Sex:
4. Address:
5. Occupation:
6. Email Address:
7. Country of origin:
8. Country of resident:
9. Telephone:
10. Fax Numbers:
Precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program are in place. Please be warned!!! To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent and provide him with your winning email and details. Euro-Million Lottery Fiduciary Agents:
(Mr. James Clifford)
Foreign Service Manager (FSM)
Universal Securities, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 7024039660
Fax: +44 8447741800
E-mail: universalsec@europe.com
"Please do not reply back to the senders address or the source email address, this notification is sent automatically via computer virtual notification to winning email addresses and a response will not be attended by Human but computer" contact the fiduciary agents above "
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Anita Cooke. Online co-coordinator.
Euro-Millions Email Address International Lottery
Copyright (c) 1996-2014 The UK Lottery International Promotion Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service -Guideline

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