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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:
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",500,000" (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!

Fraud email example:

From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY <erikfalk@stofanet.dk>
Reply-To: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY <info_uklottery01@info.lt>
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 12:23:30 +0200
Subject: Ref: EGS/2251256003/02



Ref: EGS/2251256003/02
Batch: 14/0017/1PD
Ticket Number: 56475600545 188
Winning Serial Number A025-09-241-671

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

Finally today, we announce the winners of the UN NATIONAL LOTTERY held on&nbsp; 1st -08- 2008. Your company or your personal e-mail address, attached to Ticket number: 56475600545 188, with serial number A025-09-241-671, consequently won in the Tenth lottery category. You are therefore been approved for lump sums pay out of £600,000.00 Great British Pounds in cash Credited to file REF NO: KTU/9023118308/03. and Ticket number: 56475600545 188, this is from total prize money of GBP 27,500,000.00 POUNDS, shared among the Twenty five (25)international winners in this category.

For further information, kindly confirm receipt of this email, by forwarding Your Details as states below&nbsp; to our claims department&nbsp; E-mail: info_uklottery01@info.lt

Mr. Anderson Spencer
Foreign Services Directorate,
Pacifico Sistemas Informáticos GmbH &amp; Co.
E-mail: info_uklottery01@info.lt


INFORMATION REQUESTED:

1. Full Name:..
2. Address:..
3. Nationality:..
4. Age:..
5. Date of Birth:..
6. Occupation:..
7. Phone:...&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fax:...
8. Country:..
9: DELIVERY OPTIONS:...

Upon reciept of the duly requested data, I will send you the contact information of the payment office so you can proceed with effecting the release of your claim in anyway you deem fit, submit back immediately

DELIVERY OPTIONS:
(1): BANK SWIFT WIRE TRANSFER
(2): COME TO OUR OFFSHORE PAYMENT CENTER IN UK
(3): BY OUR COURIER FIRM,

Congratulations from the entire member of staff and thank you for being part of our email account users program.

Yours Sincerely,

Dr.Robert Clark
Executive (International Sweepstakes).
NOTE: You are to contact your claims officer immediately by email to confirm your winnings.

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam