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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 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.
  • internationalremittance22@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs.Finela Williams <info_starmegabucksuk@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 10:50:18 -0500
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! CONTACT OUR REMITTANCE DIRECTOR IMMEDIATELY!!!


STAR MEGA BUCKS AWARD DEPARTMENT
151 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5DY, United Kingdom


Batch No: SMBA/2907/444/908/06
Ticket No: 45407
Lucky No: 3-18-40-40-76
Serial No: 51622
Ref No: SMB/WIN/008/06/10/LUK

Dear Lucky Winner,
We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer
balloting sweepstake held on 21st of January 2007. This is a millennium scientific computer game in which email addresses were used.

It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users;
therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it. You have been
approved for one of the prizes along side four other lucky winners.
Your prize is worth 350,000.00 Pounds (Three Hundred And Fifty Thousand
Pounds Sterling Only), as you won in the forth Category of the
programme.

To cla im your winning prize you are to contact the appointed
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DIRECTOR as soon as possible for the immediate
release of your winnings.

Please find below the contact details of the Agent you are to contact:

Mr. Edward Lopez
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DIRECTOR
1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5DY, United Kingdom
E-mail: internationalremittance22@yahoo.co.uk

You must contact the appointed agent also with the following datas
inclusive, via email to process the immediate payment of your prize.

============================================================================
Your Full Names:
Your full Contact Address:
Your Country of Residence:
Your Date and Place of Birth:
Your Occupation:
Your contact Telephone Numbers:
Your contact Fax Number:
You r Ticket Number:
Your Amount Won:
Your e-mail Address:
=============================================================================

Best Regards,
Mrs. Finela Williams
(Management).
London, United Kingdom. --

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam