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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • ukonline_lottery666@yahoo.se (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dawood Zaryab <dawoodzaryab@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:59:54 +0530
Subject:






YOU JUST WON.............þ
From: UK LOTTERY BOARD (tjwood@suddenlink.net)
You may not know this sender. Mark as safe | Mark as unsafe
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 5:04:03 AM
Reply-to: ukonline_lottery666@yahoo.se
To:










--Company No. 02949433SERIAL NUMBER: 5368/02TICKET NUMBER: 8603775966738Batch Number: 074/05/ZY369Ref Number: UK/9420X/05 WINNING NOTIFICATION We are pleased to inform you of the final announcement that you are oneof our winners of the UNITED KINGDOM ONLINE PROMOAWARDS, held on OCTOBER 08th, 2007. You have won for your selfa total sum of £1,000,000 POUNDS STERLING. FILL THE CLAIMS FORM BELOW AND SEND TO OUR CLAIMS AGENT FOR VERIFICATION1. Full Names:2. Address:3. Age:4. Sex:5. Marital Status:6. Occupation:7. Phone numbers:8. Country: DESMOND TRANSEmail:ukonline_lottery666@yahoo.seYours Truly,Co-ordinator(Online Promo Programme)Thanks & Regards




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