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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • claimlotto010@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "WINNING NOTIFICATION" <winning.online2006@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 09:42:53 -0700
Subject: GOODLUCK!!


The Online Lottery,
Customer Service,
Ref:LSUK/2031/8161/06
Batch: R3/A312-59

WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw of the online Lottery
International programs held on the 29th of July 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to
ticket number: 644 79543465 B44 has subsequently
won you the lottery in
the 3rd category. All participants for the
online version were selected
randomly from the World Wide Web through a
computer draw system and
extracted from over 100,000 unions,
associations, and corporate bodies
that are listed online.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum
payout of US$3,500,000.00 in
cash credited to file No.: PLI/4080318306/04.
Please note that yourlucky winning number falls
within our African booklet representative
office in Nigeria as indicated in your play coupon.
To file for your claim, please contact
our NIGERIAN payment agent,with the following information:

Name: DR. THOMAS SMITH
Email : claimlotto010@yahoo.co.uk

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your Reference
and batch numbers in any correspondence with us or our
designated agent.

For security reasons, you areadvised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your money sent to you.
Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or
before 24th of SEPTEMBER 2006.
Congratulations and goodluck.

Best Regards,
Mrs Jane Gilbert.
Online Coordinator.

Anti-fraud resources:

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