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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:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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!
• 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.
  • +447024055569 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • djonesgnl@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "uknalottery" <uknalottery@superbee.com.br>
Reply-To: gnlottery@zonai.com
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 14:17:17 -0300
Subject: CONGRATULATION....YOU HAVE WON USD$750,000.00

From: Mrs.Teresa Allan
The National Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottinghamshire Nottingham NG4 1SQ
United Kingdom
Customer Service: 580 NCA85914
 
Tel:+44-7024055569
Tel:+44-7024069712

Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04
Grand Draw No: 12/25/DC34
pin code:- pink
 
                                        CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION
 
Dear Lucky Winner:
 
We happily announce to you the draw of the The National Lottery International programs held on the 5th July 2006 in Nottinghamshire United Kingdom.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 188 with!Serial number 97560 drew the winning: 02/10/11/18/19/46,which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
 
 
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of USD750,000.00 (Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of USD11,250,000,00 (Eleven Million Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand dollars),shared amongst the Five(5) lucky winners in this category world-wide.Please note that your lucky winning number falls within ourAfro-booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view ofthis, your USD750,000.00 (Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to you by Union Bank plc.
 
Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
 
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies.This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons,you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted into your nominated bank account which you will provide.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.
Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding agent in Africa immediately you read thismessage for quick and urgent release of your fund, contact information is as follow : -
 
Mr. Donald U. Jones
Tel:+234-1-4708837
E-mail: djonesgnl@myway.com

Please be informed that to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch number and the pin code in any correspondences with our designated agents or us.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than Two Weeks after notice. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that has successfully won this competition.
 
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
 
Sincerely,
Mrs.Teresa Allan
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.
Mr. Alexandra Morgan
United Kingdom zonal Secretary General
for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program
Copyright © 1994-2005 The UK National Lottery Inc.
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The contents of this e-mail are strictly confidential. This e-mail is meant for the addressee only. Should this e-mail have been received erroneously please discard it.
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