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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: accu lotto <accu_lotoagent@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:55:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM THE MANAGEMENT OF ACCULOTTO.


Dear Lucky winner,
We have received your email and we want to tell you that your winning is real. Other winners have started the claim of their winning and we would want you to join them before it is late.

You can come to Burkina faso in person to make your claim if you are afraid of giving us your account information. We want to let you know that it is only through your account information that we can transfer your money to you unless you come in person to take it in cash. We have nothing bad to do with your account.

You can open a new account for it if you are afraid but in doing that, you must consider the deadline for the claim.

If you have any other thing to ask us, you can call the claim agent on phone. Our telephone number and full address is in the form we have ealier given to you.

Once again, congratulations.

From the management of acculotto.



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