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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:
  • ",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 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.
  • +447031845029 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448709744065 (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.
  • loterieunit@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: la FRANCAISE DES JEUX <loterieunit@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:10:29 +0300
Subject: Congratulation you won Two Million Euro

La Française des Jeux Loterie
Bureau central
Gestion et services centraux:
2 Rue Frochot Paris,
Île-de-France 75009 France.

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final
draws of La-Française des Jeux Loterie program. La-Française des Jeux draws was
conducted on-line by an automated random computer ballot search from the
Internet. No tickets were sold.

This draw is conducted annually.

After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address attached to serial
number 09-11-11 drew the lucky number 11-13-25-28-49-5, which consequently
emerged as our only winner in the United Nations Booklet.

You been approved for a lump prize off of ?2,000,000.00 (Two Million EURO) in
cash credited to NUMERO DE DOSSIER LFDJL/08/8007. Your funds are now deposited in
an offshore bank with a hardcover insurance with British Insurance.

Please note that your NUMERO DE DOSSIER falls within our British booklet
category. In view of this, our affiliate bank in the Europe would release your
?2,000,000.00 (Two Million Euro) to you in the United Kingdom.

To begin your claim, please contact our London help line with the information below.

La-Française des Jeux Loterie
Information and Payment Bureau:
United Kingdom Office
Tel: +44-703-184-5029
Fax: +44-870-974-4065
Email: loterieunit@gmail.com
loterieunit@msn.com

You will be assisted with the remittance of your prize funds to your designated
bank account.

Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than 20 days of this notice.
After this date all funds will be returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed.

Congratulations once again from all members and staff of the La-Française des
Jeux Loterie and thanks for been part of our program.

Charles Lantieri

(directeur général délégué).
La-Française des Jeux Loterie.



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