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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:

• 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.
  • maze_ukclaims_agent@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Super Ena Lottery Organisation" (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 22:28:20 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!


Puntogioco24 S.r.l.
Società con unico socio
Direzione e coordinamento di Tipp24 AG
Via Italia, 46
20052 Monza (MI)
Italy WINNING NOTIFICATIONWe are pleased to inform you of the final announcement
today 26-10-06 of winners of the SUPER ENALOTTO LOTTERY ONLINE
PROMO PROGRAMME held on the 19th Agust 2006. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 87836630 with Serial number
3578/07 drew the lucky numbers:08 28 30 60 41 62 , and a bonus number
of
37 which subsequently won you the lottery in the second category.You
have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of EUR 7,200,000 in
cash credited to UKL/746920911/65. This is from a total cash prize of
EUR42,800,000 shared amongst the first Five (5) lucky winners in this
category.To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary:AGENT: Mr. Michael MazeE-mail: maze_ukclaims_agent@yahoo.co.uk(Form HLP)
REFERENCE NUMBER: UK/9420X2/68
FULL
NAME...............................................
COMPANY NAME:
...........................................
FULL
ADDRESS:...........................................
SEX:.................................
AGE...................................
OCCUPATION.............................
TEL.......................
FAX................. (If any)
COUNTRY................................
E-MAIL..................................
HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR
LICENCE.............(identification on delivery)
WINNING
NUMBER........................
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/
INDIVIDUAL:..................................................................
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this
program. Thank you for being part of our online promotional lottery
program. Yours Truly,
Mrs. Fenandi Kira.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam