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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.

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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:
  • ",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!
• 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.
  • johnmajor.worldglow@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:59:22 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS


It is our pleasure to inform you that you have emerged as
a Category"A" winner of the WorldGlow Lotto International,
South Africa.)

CONGRATULATIONS!

You are entitled to a prize sum of US$4,500,000.00.
Reference number for your prize is WWPL/UK/61-812087,
email ticket number NHF754/22/76, winning number:
37-13-43-85-67-11.


To immediately collect your prize, please contact our
Category"A"financial handlers with information below:

Mr. John Major
AlphaTrust& Finance Company
South Africa
Email :johnmajor.worldglow@gmail.com

Provide prize reference number-WWPL/UK/61-812087 and
winning number 37-13-43-85-67-11, lotto code number> HFTI/941OYI/06
for confirmation.

You are to keep all information from the public as we will
not entertain cases of multiple claims processing or
compromise the privacy and security for all winners.
Other necessary Millenium International South Africa
information are:
Draw 1number: 01-11417
Draw 2 number:02-7962
International code no:IL55008
You may be required to provide any of the above
information during the process of collecting your prize.
You are seriously advised once again to keep all winning
information and numbers from the public in line with our
company security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous
individuals.

We congratulateyou once again and it is our hope that you
participate in any of our international programs in the
nearest future.
Thank you
Sincerely,

THE COORDINATOR,
WORLDGLOW LOTTO INTERNATIONAL, SOUTH AFRICA
GREAT SURRYHOUSE
203 BLACK FRAIRS ROAD,
LONDON
SE 1 8

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam