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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!

Fraud email example:

From: nora roberts <agent_noraroberts@yahoo.ca>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 06:56:59 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT.



ATTENTION:



DEAR WINNER,

YOU ARE ADVICE TO PROCEED WITH THIS FORM BY FILLING IT AND SEND IT BACK TO US IMMEDIATELY FOR REFERENCE IN YOUR FILE.
NOTE,THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY MISTAKE IN OTHER NOT TO ATTRACT CANCELLATION.

LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT.

SURNAME.......................NAME....................
DATE OF
BIRTH..................................................
ADDRESS.....................................................................................................
SEX....................................................
NATIONALITY............................................
OCCUPATION.............................................
TELEPHONE..............................................
ZIP/POSTAL CODE........................................
EMAIL..................................................
DATE...................................................
WINNER NO.....................................................
REF NO.....................................................
BATCH NO...............................................

APPROVAL FOR PAYMENT.

THIS FORM IS TO ENABLE US HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRIZE WINNER. FILL IT AND SEND IT BACK TO US FOR YOUR DOCUMENTS OF CLAIM.
WE AWAIT YOUR URGENT CONFIRMATION OF THE COMPLETELY FILLED FORM.
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE MORE!!!

BEST WISHES
Nora Roberts.
(CLAIM AGENT)



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