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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:
  • "tax clearance" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • mb.home.inc@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "info\.office" <info.office@bol.com.br>
Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 14:16:18 -0300
Subject: YOU HAVE JUST WON, CONGRATULATIONS!!


-- CONGRATULATIONS***

FROM: Stakes Lottery Promotions
MICRO-SOFT SWEEPSTAKES
Head Office
Bandar Seri Begawan 1150,
Brunei Darussalam (BRN).
Ref Number: 040/055/337
Batch Number: 561702-PCD004

CONGRATULATIONS!

This is to inform you of the release of the STAKES LOTTERY PROMO. held
on the 16th of April 2006, but due to the mix up of numbers and
addresses, the results were released on the 30th of April,2006.Your
email address which was selected randomly from email service providers was attached to ticket number 27522465897-6454 with serial number 3773-555 that drew the lucky numbers of 7-14-18-23-31-45, which consequently won
the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved for
a lump sum pay of euros ? 3,400.000:00 (THREE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED EUROS O! NLY, WINNER 2005/2006 AWARD SESSION) in cash credited to file with REF:Ns.KSL/040/055/337.This is from a total cash prize of euros
60,015.225.00., shared among the twenty five international winners
in this category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

NOTE:. THERE IS AN OUT-STANDING BILL OF $125,000USD TO BE SETTLED BY
YOU FOR UK TAX CLEARANCE BEFORE THE BANK HOLDING YOUR WINNING FUND CAN COMPLETE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND & BECAUSE, YOUR WINNING FUND IS BONDED IN AN ESCROW A/C THE SAID AMOUNT CANNOT BE DEDUCTED FROM YOUR TOTAL WINNING FUND SO THIS FIRM AS SECURED AN INVESTOR TO ENCOURAGE YOU FINANCE THIS PROCESS BY ISSUING YOU A CERTIFIED BANK ! DRAFT HENCE YOU SHOULD PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORM! ATION TO THE SOLICITOR TO THIS FIRM WHO WILL PASS IT ON TO THE INVESTORS SO YOU CAN PROCESS IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF YOUR WINNING FUND...

YOUR FULL NAMES:
YOUR POSTAL ADDRESS:
TEL/FAX #:
THE NAME OF YOUR BANK:
OCCUPATION:

SEND THIS INFORMATION TO Barrister Ole Bjorn Tellefsen, E-mail
Address: mb.home.inc@sify.com
Telephone: +(44)7024018073.

AND NOTE THAT THE DRAFT YOU'LL BE RECEIVING FROM THE INVESTORS IS NOT PART OF YOUR WINNING FUND INSTEAD YOU WILL USE THE MONEY TO PROCESS FINAL TRANSFER OF YOUR WINNING FUND. THE INVESTORS WILL BE PAID BACK THEIR MONEY ONLY AFTER WE MUST HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TRANSFER OF YOUR WINNING FUND SO THERE IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, OKAY?

PLEASE NOTE: YOU ARE TO KEEP ALL LOTTERY INFORMATIONS FROM PUBLIC AS WE WILL NOT ENTERTAIN CASES OF MULTIPLE CLAIMS PROCESSING OR COMPROMISE THE PRIVACY AND SECURITY OF ALL OUR WINNER.THIS IS IN LINE WITH THE PROTECTION ACT OF THE STAKES LOTTERY PROMOTIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS!! Once again from all members of our staff and thank
you for being a part of our International promotions program.

SPECIAL NOTICE:. THIS TRANSACTION CAN NOT BE COMPLETED IF YOU DO NOT HAVE BANK ACCOUNT.

We wish you continue good fortunes.
Dr. Eduardo Luciano Duque
(Vice President)
05/6/2006

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam