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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.

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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million 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!
• 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.
  • +447031861706 (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.
  • johnmarknet@mixmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • onlineclaims2006@yahoo.dk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Grand Prime International <grand_primeinter09123@yahoo.dk>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 12:23:22 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Online Public Raffle Draw,AWARD-29th August 2006


INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
10 CAMELOT CLOSE THAMESMEAD LONDON E28 0ES UK
REF: XYL /26510460037/06
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD
ATTENTION:WINNER

AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE (#378)
We happily announce to you the Yearly Draw Result of the GRAND PRIME LOTTERY,THE UNITED KINGDOM/ INTERNATIONAL held in the United Kingdom Yearly. Your participation for this Online Lottery was selected from your e-mail domain and your e-mail luckily won a raffle ticket that entered you for the yearly draw held at the Headquaters today.Your e-mail address attached to ticket #378 with lucky numbers 43-10-42-37-10-43 on a Public Raffle Draw eventually won you tothis JULY 2006 DRAW REF: XYL/26510460037/06 MEGA MEDIUM JACKPOT.You have therefore been approved to legally claim a total sum of $6,000,000 (Six Million United States Dollars)To file for your claim, please forward the following information(s) below ;
(i) FULL NAMES.
(ii) RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE.
(iii) AGE, SEX AND MARITAL STATUS.
(iv) DIRECT PHONE NUMBER/ FAX NUMBER
(v) OCCUPATION
(vi) EMAIL ADDRESS
To begin your claim, Please contact our International claim agent via below email contact with the above information
Mr JOHN MARK
Email- johnmarknet@mixmail.com or onlineclaims2006@yahoo.dk
Tel +447031861706,+447024075880
NOTICE: Verification claims with error or any information(s) missing above for payment will be dishonoured and disqualified as abuse to our Policy Terms and Services.We are fully aware of Scams and Fraudulent acts by Lottery Organisations and Winners all over the World, you are seriuosly warned not to be a part of it. Note that the BRITISH WINNINGS do not participate in such practices and is highly against Internet Scams/Fraud.This is in accordance with section 13
(1) (n) of the National Gambling Act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3rd July 1996 by the constitutional assembly. This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Copyright © 2006 GRAND PRIME LOTTERY,THE UNITED KINGDOM Inc

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam