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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:
  • "part of our security protocols" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +31616937883 (Netherlands, 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.
  • acculott@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "WINNING NOTIFCATION" <acculottnl@yahoo.de>
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 06:47:51 -0600
Subject: Final Results!!!

A.C.I Headquarters
Euro-Afro-Asian Sweepstake
Award Department
Holland Netherlands.
Ref: ALI/309V/06
Batch Number: 07/W768/06
www.acculotto.com


We are pleased to announce to you the result of the Euro-Afro-Asian
Sweepstake program held in Holland Netherlands.
Your email address attached to ticket number 71456527/06 with the serial
number AL434 and batch number 7888/06/ES and Reference number ES009345W drew
the lucky number 31-6-26-13-35-7 which subsequently won in the 3rd category
of this year’s program.
You have therefore been approved of the lump sum of $1.500.000.00 US
Dollars (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND United States dollars) insured
and credited to security file number KPC/9118308/06.

For the immediate commen cement of the release of your award to you, you
are advised to make immediate contact with the claims manager with the below
given contact details

Name: Dr. Dennis Schafer
Email: acculott@aim.com
Tel:+31 616 937 883
Fax: +31-84-737-2956

You are also 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, thereafter
unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake.

You will be sent a claims verification form for the formalisation of the
transfer of your award.
Note that participant were selected randomly from World Wide Web Site
through computer draw system extracted from over 100,000 emails of
individuals and companies. This program takes place annually.

For security reasons you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential until your claim is processed and your award transferred to
you. This is part of our security protocols to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be
warned.

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications do quote your security file
number in all correspondence.

We thank you for being a part of our promotional program and
Congratulations from all members and staffs of our company.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Morgan Williams
For Claims Manager

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam