419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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.
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 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.
- maysbanservices@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "KFC Company USA Headquarter Powered Award." <office---files002@att.net>
Reply-To: maysbanservices@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2011 07:21:24 -0800 (PST)
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Dear_Email_Owner_you_have_won_=A35Millions_from_KFC_Yearly?=
=?iso-8859-1?Q?_Promo=2E?=

The KFC company World Food Favorite promotion 2011 For all our customers.
ASIA TREASURE, MALAYSIA/ HONG KONG/ KOREA/JAPAN/CHINA/THAILAND.
====================================

Dear Email Owner you have won £5Millions from KFC Yearly Promo.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!OUR YEARLY BONANZA HAVE STARTED FOR THE YEAR 2011 AND YOU ARE ONE OF OUR AWARD LUCKY WINNER FOR THE YEAR FIRST PROMOTION.THANKS FOR EATING OUR PRODUCT.

This is to Official inform you that your email address which you use to receive this mail has won a prize money of Five Millions Great Britain Pound Starlings (£5,000,000.00) in the Annual Lottery promotion which was organized by KFC Food Company powered by KFC COMPANY World Branches, Your mail was selected as the winner through the randow drawn of Multi Millions email selections from difference networks from difference parts of the world, This is done every year to help promote our foods product more and make our customers extra happy for eating our products.

You are to contact the events Paying Bank in Asia Malaysia( MAY Bank of Malaysia) for the Claim of your wining fund,These are your identification numbers below which proves to our paying Bank in Malaysia that you are among the lucky winner for the year 2011 so you can claim your wining funds without hitch meanwhile KFC company Malaysia Branch shall pay for your trip to 5 Asia countries of your choice as its our measure of making KFC Company award winner feel special for eating our product.

This is your winining number and datas
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 2411/00319/IPD
Winning number:KFCCACY2011/09788/60

Attached here is your wining claim verification form. You are expected to fill and submit to the MAY Bank of Malaysia this information listed below for the claim of your 5 Millions Pounds won by your email id through KFC Company USA Headquarter branch Powered Award.

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM

1. FULL NAMES:_______________________
2. ADDRESS:____________
3. SEX:___________________________
4. AGE:________________________
5. MARITAL STATUS:_____________________
6. OCCUPATION:___________________________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:____________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:______________________
9.AMOUNT WON:___________________
10.STATE:___________________
11.COUNTRY__________________________
12.NEXT OF KIN:_____________
13.ZIP CODE:_____________________________
14:NATIONALITY:___________________________
15:Your Reference and Batch number at the top of this mail:

To file for your claim, please fill and submit your verification form to MAY Bank of Malaysia for your claim via email and call the director through this number for immediate attention.Note its highly advisable to keep your wining number highly confidential until you claim your funds for security reasons and to avoid double claim as KFC Company ltd will cancel any double claim funds.

MAY BANK OF MALAYSIA
Dr. Donald Kimleema.
E-mail:maysbanservices@hotmail.com
+60-166-498-935

Kindly update us as soon as you have contact the event paying bank which is May Bank of Malaysia for the claim of your wining funds from KFC company ltd Asia Branch.

Once again congratulations.
(KFC Company Promo/Lottery Coordinator
Management Directors.
Mrs Kenna Susan

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