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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:

• 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447024070967 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Guinness Long <claimsoffice_gl@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 20:49:28 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Afro Euro American Lottery.


Dear Winner,

I am the agent asigned to your case.

If you are among the winners that won in this category,you are to send to me your winning information to enable me file for your claim.The information you provided is not enough,you are further advised to send your winning information for proper verification.

The information needed is as follows;

. YOUR LUCKY NUMBER

. SERIAL NUMBER

. FULL CONTACT ADDRESS

. TEL/FAX NUMBER

. AMOUNT WON

. A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION CARD(INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT, DRIVER'S LICENCE,OR ANY FORM OF IDENTITY).

We need the above information in other to verify your winning and for proper identification,this is part of our precautional measures to avoid double claim.

Do as directed.

Congratulations!

Regards,

Dr.Guinness Long.
Claims manager
Afro-Euro-American International Lottery.
United Kingdom.
Tel:+447024070967
Fax:+447030404277.


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