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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 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.
  • +447031837974 (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.
  • murraygrant43@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ma_001@vp.pl
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:17:57 +0200
Subject: congratulation


3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool,L30 1RD

Ref: EAASL/941OYI/02/SHYN
Batch: 12/25/0034

PHONE:

Tel:+44 7031837974

WINNING NOTIFICATION

This is to inform you that your email address has won the british lottery
which was held on 15th June 2008. your email with serial number 5388/02 and
ticket number 564 75600545 188 hit the jackpot .

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of

=A3860,000(Eight hundred and Sixty thousand Pounds) in cash credited to fil=
e
KPC/9080118308/02/SHYN.


You are advised to keep this notice to yourself because of individuals who
may divert your money to theirs and they also use our company to deceive
others,you are advised to report back by means of email.

Name:Mr.Murray Grant

Address:

3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park Aintree, Liverpool,L30 1RD

Email:murraygrant43@yahoo.co.uk

Tel:

+44 7031837974

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
Microsoft users from company and individual email addresses users. All
winning must be claimed not later than 21 working days from the time of
notification. After this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to
European Union Treasury as unclaimed Prizes. Please note, in order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your referenc=
e
number in all correspondence.

1. Full Name

2. Address.

3. Country.

4. Mobile /Fax number.

5. Occupation.

6 .Age

Congratulations from the staff, and thank you for being part of email
account users of this program.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Dianne Thompson

Online Lottery Co-ordinator

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam