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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • +447956583482
• 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.
  • claimofficer_mrchrisjohnson@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: vivian jones <mrsvivianjones66@yahoo.de>
Reply-To: claimofficer_mrchrisjohnson@yahoo.co.uk
Date: 12 Oct 2006 16:41:28 -0000
Subject: Congratulation You Won

Content-Type: text/plain

Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit




FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR,

UK INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPT.





WINNING NOTIFICATION FOR CATEGORY "A" WINNER ONLY



ATTENTION!



We are pleased to inform you of the result of the last final annual

draw of our LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL Programs.The online cyber lotto draws

was conducted from an exclusive list of 25,000,000 e-mail addresses of

individuals and corporate institutions, picked by an advanced automated

random computer search from the internet. No tickets were sold. After

thisautomated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as a winner in

the category "A" with the following numbers attached Reference Number:

GP 14-M-246-04,Batch Number: 573881545-NL/2005 and Ticket Number: PP

3502 /8707-01.



You are therefore to receive a star prize of One Million Three Hundred

and Twenty-four Thousand,Three Hundred and Sixty-five Great British

Pounds (GB£1,324,365.00) which amount a cash payout of Two Million Five

Hundred Thousand United States Dollars( $2,500,000.00.) from the total

payout.



CONGRATULATIONS!!!



Your prize award has been insured to your e-mail address with the

highest level of Insurance policy called the IRREVOCABLE GUARANTEE OF

PAYMENT BOND.Your cash prize will be transferred to you upon meeting our

requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and

satisfactory report.



To file in for the processing of your prize winnings, you are advised

to contact our Certified and Accredited claims agent for category "A"

winners with the information below:

************************************************

Name: Chris Johnson

Tel: +447956583482

Email: claimofficer_mrchrisjohnson@yahoo.co.uk

************************************************

You are advice to provide him with the following information:

Names:

Telephone/Fax number:

Nationality:

Age:



NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 14 days;

thereafterunclaimed funds would be included in the next stake. Remember

to quote your reference information in all correspondence. You are to

keep all lottery information confidential, especially your reference and

ticket numbers. (This is important as a case of double claim will not

be tolerated). Members of affiliated agencies are PROHIBITED from

participating in this program.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address, do inform our agent

as soon as possible.



Congratulations once more from our members of staff and

thank you for being part of our Promotional Program

Regards,

Mrs Vivian Jones.

Lottery Coordinator.

Thank you and congratulations!!!



This email may contain information which is confidential and/or

privileged. The information is intended solely for the use of the individual

or entity with this email address.If you are not the intended recipient,

be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the

contents is prohibited.

If you have received this electronic transmission in error,please

notify the sender by telephone or return email and delete the material from

your computer.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam