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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.
  • robertfahy06@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • christiana.hansen_claimsagent@laposte.net

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?robert=20fahy?= <robertfahy06@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 14:46:12 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: robertfahy06@yahoo.co.uk



THE UK NATIONAL LOTTO COMPANY

UK HEAD OFFICE

SUITE 23-30, LION TOWERS

CENTRAL LONDON

ENGLAND


Dear Winner,

We are please to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the FreeLotto draw held on the 15 of April 2006. All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails.Your email address emerged alongside 9 others as a category 2 winner in this year's Annual FreeLotto Draw.



Consequently,you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of £3,500,000.00 pounds (Three Million,Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) only.The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:



(i) Winning Numbers: 08-18-25-32-33-40

(ii) Email Ticket Number: FL754/22/76

(iii) Lotto Code Number: FL09622UK

(iv) The file Ref Number: FL/04/736207152/UK


To file your claims kindly contact the lotto Claims Agents,

christiana.hansen_claimsagent@laposte.net


Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality.

Good luck from me and members of staff of the FREE LOTTO.


Sincerely,

Mr Robert J. Fahy,

Chief Claims Officer

The lotto Company


FreeLotto Sweepstakes International Program




Fast and Efficient Processing



Prompt Confirmation of Entry



Winning Results Checked Automatically



Entry is 100% Confidential





- robert fahy

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam