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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")
• 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.
  • adspromclaimsection@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: info_adspromo@onet.eu
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 08:04:00 +0200
Subject: FORMAL WINNING NOTIFICATION<CONGRATULATIONS>


FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
=A0=A0=A0=A0 INTERNATIONAL/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
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=A0
=A0=A0=A0=A0 Attn:Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International programs held on the 30/04/2006. Your e-mail address attach=
ed
to ticket
number 653164251591-6011 with serial number 7321410,batch number
7151085135,lottery ref number 6376527711 and drew lucky numbers
4-9-17-36-44-78 which consequently won in the 1st category, you have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1.500,000.00
(One Million, Five Hundred Thousand 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 avoi=
d
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system
drawn from over 40,000 companies and 20,000,000 individual email
addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program tak=
es
place every year.
This lottery was promoted and sponsored by Association of software
producers. We hope with part of your winning,you will take part in our ne=
xt
year
US$20 million international lottery.
To file for your claim, please contact our paying officer:
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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
=A0
Contact Person: Mr.Shawn Kelly
Email:adspromclaimsection@yahoo.ca
TEL:+447 031 848 308
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You are advised to contact your claims agent with the following
details
to avoid unnecessary delays and complications.
Full Name:.............................................
Residential Address:...................................
E-mail Address:........................................
Direct Phone Number:...................................
Fax Number:............................................
Nationality............................................
Occupation.............................................
Age:...................................................
Ticket Number:.........................................
Serial Number:.........................................
Batch Number:..........................................
Lucky Number:..........................................
Lottery Ref Number:....................................
As indicated in this winning Notification.
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than two weeks after
this date of receiving this mail. 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.

Note:
Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically
disqualified.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Queensley Rhoda,
For Management.

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