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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.
  • amrokantoor@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: christmas@specials.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 18:11:17 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Congratulations!!!









Ladies and Gentlemen, De Lotto presents great offers to lucky Internet users around the globe. This lottery result was from the lotto generated computer online sweepstakes, held on the 16Th December, 2006. We are pleased to inform you that your e-mail address appears as confirmed winner from the selected four peoples. Congratulations you won €1,000,000.00 Euro.





Your e-mail came out third by an D-ballot draw from over 900,000.00 e-mail addresses (personal and corporate e-mail addresses). This Sweepstakes was conducted under the watchful eyes of 50,000 spectators. Your e-mail address was attached to ticket number: 32 37 58 51 95 68 (36 68) and Batch Number 4543404360.



You will receive the sum of €1,000,000.00 from our authorized bank. It is very important you keep all information about this won prize confidential, until your funds, will be transfer to you, by our paying bank.

Congratulations once again, dear lucky winners, please with your permission, your e-mail will also be included in the next Sweepstakes of 4 Million Euro.



From the moment you receive this e-mail, please contact the coordinator to the bank immediately for verification of this message, and quote your winning and personal information now. You must claim our prize:€1,000,000.00 Euros not later than 10 days.

Please note that, you are required to make payment for the Cost of logistics to the bank, for the transferred of your won fund to you. For further information about, De lotto Millions, paying Bank and your claiming, please contact Mr. Giron kampin, lawyer for the paying bank.

Contact information:
Co-coordinator: Mr. Giron kampin
E-mail:amrokantoor@aim.com

Furnish the coordinator with the following:
(i). Your name(s), (ii) your telephone and fax numbers
(iii) Your contact address. (iv) Your winning information (including amount won).

Congratulations in Advance!!!



Yours Faithfully,



Flora Heenweg (Mrs.) CPA.
@ Copyright 2006 by De lotto, the Netherlands





De Lotto Millions, Laan van Hoornwijck 55, 2289 DG Rijswijk.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam