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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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.
- +2348066897889 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- info.sterlingbankplc.dept2010@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "winning notification" <rev.fr.johnmark@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info.sterlingbankplc.dept2010@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:36:52 +0100 (BST)
Subject: NOTIFICATION

6123 COOL
STREET RD,
PAULGREENVULLE
Ax34587,
AUSTRALIA.

Ref: 4758961725
Batch: 70564943902/188
Winning no: FGNGB2701/LPRC

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Dear Winner,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on
from the Australian Lotto incorporated program.
This is a bonus to promote lotto in Australia that is fully based on an
electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses form some
site.

Your email address was attached to ticket number; 4706172507056490902,
Serial number: 7741137002 This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows
5-13-33-37-42 bonus number 17, which consequently won the lotto in the
second category.

You here by have been approved a lump sum pay of US$250,000.00
(TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS)

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:

CONTACT OF THE PAYING BANK,
STERLING BANK PLC
EMAIL info.sterlingbankplc.dept2010@gmail.com
Mobile: +234 8066897889
Fax :+ 234 896778976

LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT.
FULLNAME..........................................................................
DATE
BIRTH......................................................................
ADDRESS.........................................................................
SEX..................................................................................
AGE.................................................................................
NATIONALITY.................................................................
OCCUPATION...................................................................
TELEPHONE.....................................................................
EMAIL............................................................................
DATE...............................................................................
WINNER REF/BATCH NO........................... APPROVED FOR PAYMENT.

Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found
on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full name,
address and telephone number to help locate your file easily.

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information
confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize
released to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or
unofficial personnel.

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.

CONTACT OF THE PAYING BANK,
STERLING BANK PLC
EMAIL info.sterlingbankplc.dept2010@gmail.com
Mobile: +234 8066897889
Fax :+ 234 896778976

ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO
DISQUALIFICATION.

Best Regards
Carol Sweet (co coordinator)
NOTE,
ALL WINNINGS MUST BE CLAIMED BY THE 20TH OF Dec 2008; OTHERWISE ALL FUNDS
WILL BE RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED AND EVENTUALLY DONATED TO CHARITY
ORGANIZATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN ON YOUR WINNINGS!!!

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