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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.
• 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 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.
  • agent_frank_george@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "awardwinners20" <awardwinners20@terra.com.mx>
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 13:02:23 -0600
Subject: INTL LOTERIA PRIMITIVA.



FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
C/CORDOBA NO 21 PLANTA 2-A
28204 MADRID -SPAIN.
TEL/FAX: 3463502878
REF NO: EGS/2551256003/02
BATCH NO: 14/0017/IPD
ATTN: STICK WINNER,
RE: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION, FINAL NOTICE.
We are pleased to inform you, that as a result of our RECENT LOTTERY DRAWS HELD on the 5th of July,2006.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:11 23 34 38 48 49 46 750 with serial number:2113? 05 drew lucky numbers:13 15 ? 22 ? 37 39 which consequently won in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of US$715,810.00 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN CENT US DOLLARS ONLY)
Note that All participants in this lottery program have been selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from all search engines and web sites.
This promotional program takes place every year,and is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei,Bill Gates of microsoft inc and other corporate organisations.This is to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.
For security purpose and clarity,we advise that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have been processed and your money remitted to you.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.We look forward to your active participation in our next 4million euro's slot.
You are requested to contact your clearance/cliam agent MR. FRANK GEORGE,Foreign operations manager,EUROCITY GRUPO SEGURIDAD S.A ON contact him with this Email:(agent_frank_george@excite.com) for processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.
YOUR ARE REQUIRED TO FILL BELLOW FORM AND SEND IT TO YOUR AGENT THROUGH ABOVE
E-MAIL FOR IMMEDIATE PROCESSING OF YOUR PAYMENT:
FULL NAME:_________________________________________
YOUR ADDRESS:______________________________________
YOUR AGE:__________________________________________
YOUR COUNTRY:_______________________________________
YOUR PHONE NUMBERS:_________________________________
YOUR FAX NUMBER_____________________________________
YOUR REF.NO:________________________________________
YOUR BATCH NO:______________________________________
All winnings must be claimed not later than one month After the date of this notice. Please note,in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.Furthermore,should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations!!!once more and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
NOTE: YOU ARE AUTHOMATICLLY DISQULIFY IF YOU ARE UNDER 18 YEARS OLD AGE.
Sincerely,
MRS. ANNA AYAYA.
VICE PRESIDENT.
INTL LOTERIA PRIMITIVA.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam