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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "euro-afro-american-sweepstake lottery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand 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.
  • +27833541556 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • agentsteve@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "NATIONAL LOTTERY" <national_uk_lottery9@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 12:17:28 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS Your Email Has Won!

From: Mrs. Teresa Allan.
Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery,
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04
Batch: 12/27/Du34




CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION

Attn: Dear Winner,

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro- American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 15 August 2006 in Essex United
Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 188
with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning:
05/08/09/26/29/44/, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$800,000.00
(Eighty Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of US $80000000.00 Million
dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred (100) lucky winners in this
category world-wide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet
representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of
this, your US$800,000.00 (Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
would be released and transferred to you through Absa Bank South Africa with
the help of our African agent.

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 to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your
prize. 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 South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent
release of your fund, contact information is as follow: -


Name: Mr. Steve Raph.
Phone: + 27 833 541 556.
Email: agentsteve@myway.com


Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 30
September 2006. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote
your reference / batch numbers in your correspondences with our designated
agents. Send your telephone / contact number to him also.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program to
those that have successfully won this competition.

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Teresa Allan.
United Kingdom Zonal Co-ordinator.

Mr. Alexandra Davis
United Kingdom zonal Secretary General.

Thanks for your Co-operation.

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