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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.
• 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.
  • +447075023567 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447031970067 (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.
  • ukwalkerfinances@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <Ms.Alice
Reply-To: ukwalkerfinances@myway.com
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 22:56:01 -0600
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
THE COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY
LONDON. SW1V 3DW
UNITED KINGDOM


This is to inform you of the release of email balloting held on the 26th September, 2006 ,by THE COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY on it's anniversery.For the first time ever, THE COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY have decided to celebrate it's anniversery by awarding $400,000.00(Four hundred thousand U.S. Dollars) each to 50 lucky winners who were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from only Microsoft users from over 30,000.00 companies and 5,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world. However, the results were released on 28th September,2006 and your email was among the 50 Lucky winners who won $400,000.00 each on the anniversery of the THE COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY.The followin particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:

(i) Winning numbers: 37-13-43-85-67-11
(ii) Email ticket number: FL754/22/76
(iii) Lotto code number: FL09622UK
(iv) The file Ref number: FL/04/736207152/UK


Please contact the underlisted claims officer as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings

MR. MAURICE BRUCE
WALKER FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD.
14 BRIDGE ROAD
STOKESLEY
MIDDLESBOROUGH
CLEVELAND
TS9 5AA
UNITED KINGDOM
TEL: +44- 703-197-0067
FAX: +44-707-502-3567
EMAIL: ukwalkerfinances@myway.com


You are also advised to provide him with the under listed information as soon as possible.

Claims Requirements:

1.Name in full

2.Address

3.Nationality

4.Age

5. Sex

6.Occupation

7.Phone/Fax

8.Present Country

9.Email Adress

Once again on behalf of all our staff,CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,

Ms. Alice Wright


This E-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Information that is privileged, proprietary, confidential and exempted from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are

notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam