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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • nationalagent@hotmail.com
  • nationalagent@webmail.co.za

Fraud email example:

From: "National Lottery" <nationallo@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:56:09 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Johannesburg,
South Africa.
(Customer Services)

Ref: Number: 132/756/4509
Batch Number: 538901527-Bc68
Ticket Number: 27522465896-6453

Dear Sir/madam

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Winners in our UK/SA
NATIONAL LOTTERY Program held on the 3rd October, 2005.Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number 27522465896-6453 with serial number
3772-554 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-31-45 which consequently won in the 2ND
category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
250,000,Pounds (Two hundred and fifty Pounds).
CONGRATULATIONS!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your
winning information confidential until your claims have been fully
processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security
protocol
to avoid multiple claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email
addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program
takes place every five years.

This lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some
multinational companies in Europe as part of their social responsibility to
the citizens in the communities where they have operational base. We hope
with part of your winnings you will take part in our next year One Million
Pounds UK/SA NATIONAL LOTTERY Program

To file for your claim, please contact your claim agent Dr. Gilbert Mbumuki
at EMAIL:
nationalagent@hotmail.com or nationalagent@webmail.co.za

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 1 MONTH.
after this date,all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change
of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.

You can go to our online result site to confirm the
value of your winnings and also get a prize breakdown:-
www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the SA

NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Vincent Adams.
Online coordinator
UK/SA NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
© Copyright 1994-2005 The UK/SA National Lottery Inc. All rights
reserved. Terms of Service -Guidelines.

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