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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • winning_notification_gh@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • johan_pears@k.ro (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?National=20Lottery?= <winning_notification_gh@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 04:24:49 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: winning Notification


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: winning_notification_gh@yahoo.co.uk

DNL-GH

Department of National Lottery

28-30 February Road Accra Ghana

P. O Box 1139 Accra Ghana


We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners

International programs held on the 02/03/2006. Your

e-mail address attached to ticket number :310878GH655BE which

consequently won in the 1st category, you have

therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$2,000,000.00 (Two

Million United States dollars).

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you

keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been

processed and your money Remitted to you.


This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and

unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from

over 60,000 company and 40,000,000 individual email addresses and names from

all over the world. This promotional program takes place quarterly every

year. This lottery was promoted and sponsored by a group of successful

electronic dealers.we hope with part of your winning,you will take part in

our next quarter US$20 million international lottery.


To file for your claim, please contact our Claims Agent with the below

contact information: Contact Person: Mr. Johan Pears(Lottery Director)

Email: johan_pears@k.ro


Please confirm to our Claims Agent with your personal information:

1. Your Full Name

2. Contact Address

3. Telephone Number

4. Fax Number

5. Country of Resident

6. Your Winning Ticket Number

7. Occupation

8. Age


Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 21 days from the first

date of this Notification. After this date all unclaimed funds will be

included in the next stake.


Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications

please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in

all correspondence.


Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as

soon as possible.


Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being

part of our promotional program.


Yours Sincerely,

Dr. Smith Khan

Zonal Cordinator

DNL World Wide

- National Lottery

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam