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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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: STEFANO LECCE <stefano_lecce1@yahoo.it>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 11:46:27 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: PROCEEDING

DR.STEFANO LECCE
TEL:+39 33 38 98 28 10
FAX:+39 02 95 44 15 84
19th JUNE 2006.
ATTN: Madras House,

RE:TRANSFER FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS
(US$500,000.00)
WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF YOUR MAIL AND WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU AS WE AWAIT YOUR COMPLETION OF THIS FORM SO AS TO FORWARD THEM TO THE FINANCIAL HOUSE THAT HANLDES THE PAYMENT OF ALL WINNING CLAIMS.THE FINANCIAL
HOUSE WILL CONTACT YOU UPON THE RECEIPT OF COMPLETED FORMS.
YOU ARE TO FILL THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN IT IMMEDIATELY FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR WINNINGS THROUGH E-MAIL OR THROUGH THE FAX NUMBER INDICATED ABOVE.
DEPARTMENT OF CLAIMS & VERIFICATION
PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM (K5)
WINNERS INFORMATION:
FIRST NAME:................................OTHER NAMES:...................
LAST NAME:.................................DATE OF BIRTH:.................
ADDRESS:...................................ZIP CODE:......................
TEL:.................FAX:...............EMAIL.............................
OCCUPATION:........................... MARITAL STATUS:....................
WINNING CLARIFIACTION
BATCH NUMBER:............................REF:............................
TICKET
NUMBER:............................................................
PAYMENT OPTION:
PAYMENT OPTION OF WINNERS CHOICE SHOULD BE SPECIFIED TO THE CLAIMS DEPARTMENT OF ACCULOTTERY SPA FOR PROCESSING.
BANK TRANSFER
BANK NAME:...............................................................
ACCOUNT NUMBER:...........................................................
BANK ADDRESS:.............................................................
..................CITY:....................ZIP CODE:......................
BANK TEL NO:........................ FAX NO:..............................
NEXT OF KIN
FIRST NAME:......................... OTHER NAMES:.........................
LAST NAME:.......................... DATE OFBIRTH:.......................
ADDRESS:..............................CITY:..............................
STATE:................................ ZIP CODE:..........................
DECLARATION
I, MR/MRS/MISS.................................... DO HEREBY DECLARE
THAT ALL INFORMATION GIVEN ABOVE ARE CORRECT.
SIGN:...................................
DATE:............................
FOR OFFICIAL USE
VERIFIED:.................................................................
AGENT SIGNATURE:..........................................................
REMARKS:................................................................



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