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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • mr_anthonyokolie@yahoo.de

Fraud email example:

From: "nigeria lottery organization" <niglottery@anpmall.net>
Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2007 06:42:16 +0930
Subject: Your E-mail address has won you US$4.6M

NIGERIA LOTTERY ORGANIZATION
REF No:NIGNL-L/200-26937
BATCH No:2005MJL-01
TICKET No:20511465463-7644
SERIAL No:S/N-00168
LUCKY No: 887-13-865-37-10-83

Your E-mail address has won you US$4.6M

FINAL NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the winners of the NIGERIA NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE PROMO PROGRAMME, held on the 18th of March 2007.

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system(ess) from a database of over 21,000 e-mail addresses drawn from which you were selected.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 850,000.00 (British Pounds) Eight Hundred And Fifty Pounds Sterling in cash credited to file NIGNL-L/200-26937.To file for your claim. please contact our claims agent;

Dr. Anthony N. Okolie
#34, Allen Avenue Ikeja
Lagos-Nigeria
Tel: +2341816 5543
Email: mr_anthonyokolie@yahoo.de

Contact him by sending him with the underlisted informations:

1.Full Name:
2.Full Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Mrs. margreth Okon
Co-ordinator.
NIGERIA LOTTERY ORGANIZATION



niglottery@anpmall.net

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