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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:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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.
  • cbno@financier.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: David Camp <uklottery2005@web2mail.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 23:42:04 +0100
Subject: Final Winning Notification


From: UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL

Dear Winner,

WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the United Kingdom Lottery Winners International programs held on the 1st of January 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 77007742781005-18721 with Reference number UKLO/69-88800 drew winning numbers 7-00-71-00-66-49 and credited to batch number 12100, which consequently won in the 'A' category.

You have therefore been approved for a pay out of £1,800,000.00 (One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds).

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your funds are now deposited and insured with a Finance Company to be transferred into your nominated bank account either by means of wire transfer or by whatever suitable means.

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information very confidential till your claim has been processed and your prize/money Remitted to you.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 4,000,000 company and individual email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place annually.

We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next year £20 Million Pounds International Lottery.

To file for your claim, you will be contacting;

EUROPE CAPITAL FUNDING
TELEPHONE + 44.709.238.3929
EMAIL: cbno@financier.com

They are the accredited finance agent authorised to process your claims for your payment(You will receive more information upon your acknowledgment of this email).

This lottery is promoted and sponsored by software corporations and other private organisations to help individuals generate flight capital which would encourage them to expand their business frontiers and assist with humanitarian concerns.

Please Note that winnings must be claimed not later than 30th of March 2006. After this date all unclaimed, funds will be included in the next stake coming up in 2007. Please note that in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications remember to quote your reference number in all correspondence

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform us as soon as possible. Congratulations from our organisation and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

N.B: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified from this program.

Sincerely,

David Camp,
Programs coordinator

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam