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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +447024067959 (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.
  • financialdirector@hushmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PROMOTIONS DEPARTMENT OF GLOBAL INTERNET" <financialdirector@hushmail.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 16:29:47 GMT
Subject: IMPORTANT WINNING NOTIFICATION !!!

FROM:PROMOTIONS DEPARTMENT OF GLOBAL INTERNET LOTTERY
WINNING NOTICE
FOR
CATEGORY C WINNER -

Ref No:lL/03/357856256/NL

Global Internet Lottery has just concluded final draws from
it's
periodical end of year promotional program.An exclusive list
of thousands of individual and corporate bodies were picked
by automated random computer search from the internet.No
tickets were sold. Your email address emerged as one of
three winners in the category A.Only email addresses were
soughted,from a total number of 25,000 addresses drawn from
all over the globe. After an automated computer ballot of
our International Promotions Program, only THREE winners
emerged in this category and therefore each are to receive
payouts of €3,000,000,00 from the total of €9,000,000.00
(NINE MILLION EUROS).
However,every email address selected was accompanied by a
reference and
ticket number,after the cyber lotto selection,the below
ticket and
reference numbers emereged as one of the lucky winners in
the above
category.CONGRATULATIONS!!!

The code number for Global Internet Lotto is :lL25278NL

You may be required to provide any of the above information
during the
process of collecting your prize. For the process of your
prize money
claim,we have employed the service of an lnternational
insurance
Firm,they are to handle the transfer of your cash prize of
€3,000,000.00 in line with our procedures and upon your
directions.Your prize has been insured to its full value
with your email address and will be transferred to you under
their professional service .
You are also advised to send a copy of this email,to your
claims agent
Mr Craig Hanson, when contacting him.

Note the Global internet lottery code no: lL25278NL
Reference number for your prize is:lL/03/357856256/NL,
Ticket number:lL252/03/78.

You may be required to provide any of the above information
during the
process of collecting your prizeTo immediately initiate the
processing of your prize claim ,please contact our Category
"C" financial handlers INTERNATIONAL FINANCE AND
INSURANCE,below are the contact information of their
financial director:

Mr Craig Hanson
Financial Director
Email:financialdirector@hushmail.com
00447024067959 or +447024067959

We congratulate you once again and it is our hope that you
participate
in any of our international programs in the nearest future.

Thank you.
Sincerely,
QUEEN PETERS(MRS)
Promotions Manager
Global internet lottery.

NOTE: YOU ARE REQUIRED TO KEEP YOUR WINNING INFORMATION SUCH
AS THE
WINNING NUMBERS CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL AFTER CLAIMS AND TRANSFER
OF PRIZE INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, AS WE WILL NOT ENTERTAIN CASES
OF DOUBLE OR MULTIPLE CLAIMS.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam