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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")
  • ",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)
  • "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.
  • awardaward@aol.com

Fraud email example:

From: From Lotto Company <nl-lottoaward@web.de>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:08:51 +0200
Subject: CONFIRM YOUR PRIZE AWARD ASAP.




CONFIRM YOUR PRIZE AWARD ASAP.



Sponsor Loterij~Awards International Amsterdam,The Netherlands.



Sir/Madam,



This is to inform you of the Lottery result of The Sponsor Loterij~ Awards International,
which was held on the 25th May 2008,With the aid of the E-Ballotting System.



Your e-mail address attached to E-Ticket Number: 34-11-27-51 (4-82), with Reference Number:
NW-417-8090-08 and Batch Number:AMSNL2ND-0110 drew a prize of 500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Euros).
This lucky draw came first in the 2nd Category of the Sweepstake by an e-ballot draw from over 50,000,000
e-mail addresses (personal and corporate e-mail addresses).



To receive your won prize you are adviced to contact our appointed claim agent for you below who
will facillitate the process of the claim of your won-prize.



Claim Agent: Mark Van Bossen.
Fax: 0031-847-304-770
Email:awardaward@AOL.COM



Accept our heartfelt congratulations on your lottery prize winning.



Andrea Schilt.
Lottery Co-ordinator.



N.B: All claims must be completed within 7 working days of this notification.






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