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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:
  • "claim 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.
  • johnsonsmith@dcemail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "lisa_phill@go.com" <lisa_phill@go.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 00:26:14 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!! YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED ASTHE LUCKY WINNER


WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT.

LUCKYDAY LOTTERY,
Honthorststraat 22, 3770 DK Hoevelaken,
Amsterdam,
Netherlands.
Tel: +31-(649) 224-382,
Fax: +31 (847) 512-933,
Fax: +31 (847) 512-934.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE
AWARD DEPT,
SCFN: GWK/5333/025648/03UAD.
BATCH: 241/2002/BLL.

Attn:
We are pleased to inform you of the release today
the 30th of october,2005 of
the NATIONAL POSTCODE INTERNATIONAL
held on the 25th of october,2005.

Your email address attached to the Ticket
No:1001-58255563-2285 with
Serial No: 8888/03 drew from the LuckY
No:02-22-00-66-99-85-52-12-36-50,which consequently won the lottery in
the FIRST category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum of FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND EURO (500,000.00 EURO) in cash credited to security file
number
GWK/5333/025648/03UAD.This is from a total cash prize of 20 Million
euro
share among fourty individuals in this category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!.

Your funds is now deposited with our Payment/Finance Department in the
security company to your name ,Due to the mixed
up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this winning a top
secret from the public notice until your claims has been
apart of the security protocol, to avoid double claiming or unwarranted
taking advantage of this program by participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
fromthe 100,000 company/individal email addresses from all over the
world
as part of our end of year international promotionsprogram, which we
conduct every decade.

We hope with a part of winnings ,you will take
part in next year stake 20million EURO International Lottery Program.

TO begin your claims, please contact your claim agent:
NATIONAL POSTCODE LOTERY AGENCY:

MR. JOHNSON SMITH (Director of Foreign Transfer).
Email: johnsonsmith@dcemail.com

For processing and remittance of your cash to a designated account of
your choice. Remember,all winnings must be claim not later than 5th of
November,2005. After this date, all unclaimed funds will be returned to
the promotion company.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your security credicted file number and batch
numbers
respectively in every correspondence with your claim agent.

Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your
claim agent as soon as possible.

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

Yours sincerely,
Mrs lisa Phillips (Lottery Coordinator).

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam