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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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Please note about this email:

• It lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "AOL GRAND PROMOTIONS" <aolonlinewinners@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 01:31:48 +0000
Subject: RESULT

                                               

AOL GRAND PROMOTION,
80 HAMMERSMITH ROAD LONDON W14 8UD
UNITED KINGDOM

FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF NO: MELI-T/17-F044262312
 
Dear Winner,

We are pleased to announce to you as one of the 6 lucky winners in the AOL GRAND PROMOTIONS held on 2nd of November, 2005 in U.K. All 6 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 40,000 international emails. Your email address emerged alongside 5 others as a 3rd category winner in this month's draw.

Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of US$2.500.000.00only. The following particulars are attached to your lottery payment order:

(i) Winning numbers: 990-11-815-37-10-83
(ii) Email ticket number: 901-0148-790-691
(iii) Lotto Batch No. 13/FFP/LDL/037
(IV) File REF NO: MELI-T/17-F044262312

Please contact your claims officer as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings.

CONTACT AGENCY:
BARRISTER JERRY WILSON,
CUSTOMER SERVICE,
AOL GRAND PROMOTION,
Email. winningenquiries@uk2.net
Tel: +44 7031 844168
Fax: +44 8704 901587

Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sincerely,

Mrs. Beatrice Wales.
LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS.
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT, UK.
80 HAMMERSMITH ROAD LONDON W14 8UD
UNITED KINGDOM

N.B:
1. All claims are nullified after 20 working days from today.
2. Your Ref number must be in all your mails with the claims officer.
3. Do inform the claims officer of any change of names or addresses.
4. Please do not reply to this email. Contact your claims agent.
5. You are not meant to disclose your winning to anyone to avoid double claiming

 

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam