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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "headquater" (this email uses bad English)
• 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447045712612 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • johngreening07@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PEUGEOT AUTOMOBILES LOTTERY" <cpu@corporateplanners.com>
Reply-To: johngreening77@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2007 06:28:12 -0700
Subject: PEUGEOT AUTOMOBILES LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION

PEUGEOT AUTOMOBILES LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION
Peugeot Auto-mobiles headquaters, 19 Ul,
Essex , PE9 2YP , London
United Kingdom.

PEUGEOT ONLINE CAR /CASH AWARD PRIZE NOTIFICATION.

This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of
£300,000.00 (Three Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds) and a brand
new Peugeot 407 Car,From the International online programs held on the
09th of July 2007 in London the United Kingdom .

==============================================================
Sir John Greening,
Peugeot Auto-mobiles headquaters, 19 Ul,
Essex , PE9 2YP , London
United Kingdom.
E-mail:johngreening07@yahoo.co.uk

Phone: +44 7045712612

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Contact him with your secret pin code PGA00111234 and your reference
number PGA: 12058006/06.You are also advised to provide him with the
under listed information as soon as possible:

Claims Requirements:

1. Name in full-----------------------
2. Address----------------------------
3. Sex--------------------------------
4. Nationality/Religion---------------
5. Maritual Status--------------------
6. Age--------------------------------
7. Next Of Kin------------------------
8. Occupation-------------------------
9. Phone/Fax--------------------------
10. Present Country-------------------
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Congratulations once again!

With Best Regards
Dominic Gerald
Lottery Manager.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam