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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.
  • +447011140562 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448709744127 (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.
  • noel_sand01@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Noel Sand <noel_sand01@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 09:00:19 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM


Mr.NOEL SAND
EURO AFRO-ASIAN LOTTERY
Information and Payment Bureau:
1290 LONDON Representative Office.
Phone:
+44 701 114 0562
+44 701 114 0067

Fax:+44-870-974-4127

E-mail: noel_sand01@yahoo.co.uk

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to contact Mr NOEL SAND with the followings details below:


VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM
1.FULL NAMES:
2.ADDRESS:
3.SEX:
4.AGE:
5.MARITAL STATUS:
6.OCCUPATION:
7COMPANY NAME
8.E-MAIL ADDRESS:
9.TELEPHONE NUMBER:
10.STATE:
11.COUNTRY:
12 Next of kin:
13How do u feel as a winner:
14AMOUNT WON:

Winners under 18 years of age will be authomatically disqualified. Congratulations, once more from all members and staffs of this program.Thank you for being part of this promotional lottery program. Our special thanks and gratitude to Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of microsoft and all his associates.


All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites and guestbooks through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 individuals and companies.


Sincerely,
FROM: MR.HERLEY PETERSON
EURO AFRO-ASIAN ZONAL CO-ORDINATOR




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