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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:
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  • eurexconsult@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: eurex29@voila.fr
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:11:44 +0100 (CET)
Subject: WITHIN THE INDICATED TIMELINE


This email confirms that you have received from the National Lottery an official notification of your lottery winning in the recent weekly draw.
You have won a prize of One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Euros (1,800,000.00) a prize payout of your winning has been approved by National Lottery Board.
In accordance with the world lottery ordnance, you are authorized as the official lottery prize winner to immediately file in for your claims upon receipt of this mail.
All email addresses entered for the game are submitted by our partner international email service providers/ marketing companies and public service providers.
Winners are randomly selected systematically through our Electronic Random Selection System; (ERSS) no ticket was sold. Your email ID was included among the 900,000 email addresses that were entered for category "A" with the following details:
Batch No: NL ML-00PN9.
REF NO: NL XY/559334.
TICKET NO: EM TN61102
SERIAL NO: KLZ TR760.
LUCKY NO: 04 05 21 35 37 42.
Note that Euro millions will remit prize payout strictly to winners who officially file in for their prize claim. To begin the claim process of your prize, you are requested to complete the informations below and forward same to the program coordinator.
Mrs. Yvonne Chang
Email: eurexconsult@aim.com
Please complete the informations below:

FAMILY NAMES:
GIVEN NAMES:
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:
PROFESSION
TELEPHONE:
MOBILE NR:
FAX NR:
BATCH NR: TICKET NR:
REF NR: SERIAL NR:
LUCKY NR:
Note that the above completed informations must be forwarded strictly to the program coordinator:
Mrs. Yvonne Chang
Email: eurexconsult@aim.com
All winnings must be claimed not later than 7 days. You are to keep your winning details from the general public as a case of double claims will not be entertained.
Anybody under the age of 18 and members of the affiliate bodies are not allowed to participate in this programme.
Thanks for being part of our programme and once again "Congratulation".
Dr. Johnson Brand

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam