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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:
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY PROGRAMME <australianlottery_agent55@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 14:49:36 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Winner_s_Payment_Application_Form


Dear Lucky Winner,

A copy of the Winners Payment Application Form has
been forwarded to you .

Follow the steps to carry on with your claim:
1) Print out an ENLARGED copy of the application form.
2) Carefully read through it and Fill out Sections A&B
3) Scan the completed form and send it back to us as
an attached file, through this same email address
Immediately.

This form is to enable us have comprehensive
information about you and also, how the prize you have
won will get to you.

As soon as we receive this form back from you, we
will inform our Head Office in Africa for your winning
certificate, which will be sent to you as a bonafide
Winner.

Incase of any difficulties with the procedure, feel
very free to contact me again .
In anticipation of your urgent response to this !

Note also, if you find it difficult to download or
to print the attached form,You are required to forward
the following details to help facilitate the
processing of
your claims and certificate which will facilitate the
release of your winnings.

1. Full Names:.......................
2. Residential Address:..............
3. Phone Number:.....................
4. Fax Number:.......................
5. Occupation:.......................
6. Sex:..............................
7. Date Of Birth:....................
8. Nationality:......................
9.Bank information:..................
10.Present Country:...................

A scanned identification of your self sent via email.
You are advice to forward these information’s as
soon as possible to enable us attend to your file.
Once again, Congratulations.

Best Regards,
Barrister Musa Ibrahim

(Financial Agent )
234-8038113420



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