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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")
  • "million us 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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • contactalfredwinters@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: POWERBALL LOTTO BV <powerball@lottobv.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 21:39:18 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS JUST WON YOU OUR LOTTERY PRIZE


POWERBALL BV LOTTERY WHEEL E- GAMES PROMOTION
LONDON UK
Ref Nr: PBL/CN/6654/CP
Dear Consolation Prize Winner,


Europe/ America private international e-games organizers and co-sponsors, POWERBALL LOTTO Group International, officially bring to your notice of the draw result of the 1ST OF OCTOBER 2006 POWERBALL LOTTO -wheel E-game which was conducted at our international corporate office complex in The UNITED KINGDOM. We wish to congratulate and inform you on the selection of your email coupon number which was selected among the 45 lucky consolation prize winners Your email ID identified with coupon No. PBL2348974321 and was selected by our E-games Random Selection System (ERSS) with entries from the 50,000 different email addresses selected through the internet for the E-game.Your email ID was included among the 50,000 different email addresses submitted by our partner international email provider companies. You have won a consolation cash prize of US $ 1,000,000.00 (One Million US Dollars) only.

The POWERBALL LOTTO Group. BV, have approved a payout of your consolation cash prize which will be renumerated directly to you by the official Payment Agency Board. Our DUE PROCESS UNIT (DPU) will render to you complete assistance and provide additional information and processes for the claims of your consultation prize.For due processing of your winning claim, please contact the DPU Information Officer Mr Alfred winters who has been assigned to assist you.You are to contact him with the following details for the release of your winnings.



Mr Alfred Winters
Claims Agent (POWERBALL LOTTERY PAYMENT CENTER)
Contact E-mail: contactalfredwinters@myway.com
Phone Number:+44- 701-112-9211

CLAIMS REQUIREMENTS:

1.*Name in full*:............
2.*Home Address*:............
3.*Age*:.....................
4.*Occupation*:..............
5.*Phone Number*:............
6.*Present Country*:.........
7.*Sex*:.....................



Regards
Mrs Mary Adams

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam