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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:
  • "claim 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.
  • +447094689239 (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.
  • randufffox@london.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • claimoffce@london.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "NETDRAW ND2006" <netdraw2006@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2006 22:33:51 +0000
Subject: congratulation; you have won a MICROSOFT/YAHOO PRIZE

YAHOO/MICROSOFT PRIZE AWARD
INTERNATIONAL SQUARE
L70 1NL, London,
United Kingdom

Yahoo/Microsoft Internet Useage Promotional Program (Sponsor by
Yahoo,Aol,Microsoft,Msn)

Note: CONTACT THE CLAIM AGENT BELOW FOR YOUR PRIZE INSTEAD OF WRITING BACK
TO THE AWARD DEPARTMENT.

Pleased be informed of the THE INTERNATIONAL ONLINE PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM.
You/your company, attached to ticket number 23-06-577, and serial number
A025-09 drawn from the lucky numbers 2a6-702,and won in category "B".
You have therefore been approved for a receipt of the Prize of
$1,000,000.00USD only in cash credited to a file REF NO.RL39F1VS.
This is from total InternetPromotional prize £9.5 millionGBP to be shared
among 16 International winners ranging from Category "A-B-C".

Winners were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 183,000
E-mails over the NET from Australia, New Zealand, America, Asia, Europe, USA
and North America as part of our International Online Promotions, conducted
prior to this Notice.

All funds have been deposited with the Financial section for remittance to
each winner.
Due to the mix-up of some numbers,names, and E-mail Addresseses, we ask that
you keep
this award strictly confidencial from public notice until your claim has
been processed and your money remitted.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary complications, remember to quote your
reference
number in your correspondences with the claim officer below:

CLAIM AGENT, ONLINE PROGRAM
RANDUFF BONG
TEL: +44-7094689239
E-MAIL:randufffox@london.com {OR} claimoffce@london.com

THE ON-LINE COORDINATOR
ONLINE INTERNATIONAL

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