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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.
  • agent_davidson_terry@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: EURO MILLIONS PROMO/PRIZE DEPARTMENT LOTTERY OFFICE
<dennis_neilander07@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:40:45 +0000
Subject: SEPTEMBER EURO MILLION ONLINE RAFFLE
DRAW(CONGRATULATIONS......IRISHGAMES)




The National LotteryEURO MILLIONS PROMO/PRIZE DEPARTMENTRef: he IR/90020X2/09

Respected Sir/Ma,
Goodday to you,

I am writing to formally confirm if you are the owner of this email account,if you are:

We are pleased to notify you of the final announcement of theEURO MILLIONS ONLINE Promo Programme of september 2007.
Your email address was selected as one of the lucky winners.You havetherefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1,350,000 Euro.For your Fund Release Verification Form.

Contact: Agent Davidson Terry
Email:Agent_Davidson_Terry@yahoo.de

Congratulations!!!
National Lottery Inc

NOTE:Ensure to file your claim to:Agent_Davidson_Terry@yahoo.de



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