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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:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic delivery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: Walter Cook <waltersyards@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:53:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: LOTTERY PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER FORM






ATTENTION:
REF NO: EAASL/941OYI/02
BATCH NO: 12/25/0034


LOTTERY PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER FORM


This is Mr.Walter Cook,

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FILL THIS FORM CORRECTLY AND RETURN BY FAX OR EMAIL FOR DUE PROCESSING BEFORE OPTIONAL TRANSFER PROCESS CAN BE EFFECTED. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SEND A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVER’S LICENSE OR ANY VALID INDENTITY FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSE

Reagrds,
Walter Cook
Tel:447031840772
Fax:447092865887


Name Prefix (Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., etc.): [input] First name: [input] Middle name: [input] Last name: [input] Nickname: [input] Maiden name: [input] Suffix (Sr., Jr., II, III, etc.): [input] Personal Date of birth (yyyy-mm-dd): [input] Gender: [input] Male [input] Female Marital status: [input] Spouse/significant other: [input] Lotto Batch Number [input] Lotto Reference Numbers [input] Payment Option
(BENEFICIARY WILL BE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR BANK TRANSFER CHARGES)
Payment Option (Pick An Opttion): [input] Diplomatic Delivery/Courier [input] Bank Transfer Home address and phone Address: [input] City: [input] State/province: [input] Zip/postal code: [input] Country: [input] Phone: [input] Fax: [input] Mobile/cellular: [input] Bank Information Bank Name [input] Bank Account Number [input] Swift Code [input] Bank Fax/Tel [input] Bank Address /Information [input] Zip/postal code: [input] Country: [input] Phone: [input] Fax: [input] Mobile/cellular: [input] Internet E-mail: [input] Home page: [input]


Reagrds,
Walter Cook
Tel:447031840772
Fax:447092865887



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