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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:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "our fund manager" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • +447624135202
• 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.
  • barneymooney2006@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sander de Groot" <dd2000@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:22:37 +0100
Subject: please catch these criminals !!!!!


Hi,
I received this email and I know this is a SCAM!!!
I hope this will help you to locate these people and stop them from making
any more victims.
Keep up your good work !!!
Kind regards,





EURO MILLIONS/NATIONAL LOTTERY
PROMOTIONS/ PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
79 BOVILL ROAD LONDON. SE23 1EL.
Ref: EGS/2251256003/02
Batch: 14/0017/1PD

FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

THIS LOTTERY IS SPONSORED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION FOR THE
PROMOTION OF THE 2010 WORLD CUP TO BE HOSTEDIN SOUTH AFRICA.

The board of directors and entire member of staff of the National Lottery
wishes to
inform you of the result of the (Email Address Ballot) online Sweepstakes
international
program held at the British Headquarter. Your email account has been picked
as a winner
of One Million Pounds Sterling (£1,000,000.00) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total sum of Four Million; Two hundred Thousand Pounds
Sterling (£ 4,200,000.00)
shared amongst seven winners. This results for Friday 09th February, 2007.
is now released to you
today and your email address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
Serial number 5368/02
drew the lucky numbers: 14/16/30/36/46 and bonus ball 2/8 in the Lotto,
participants were selected through
a computer ballot system drawn from Microsoft users from company and
individual email address users.

Your fund is now deposited in a commercial bank with a hardcover insurance.
Due to the mix up of some
numbers and names, we advice that you keep this award from public notice
until your claim has been processed
and your money remitted to your nominated bank account as this is part of
our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by the general
public.

Be advice to keep your winning information confidential until your claims
have been processed and your money remitted to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program. For the release of your winning,
kindly contact your Fund Manager at
**********************************************
The Fund Release Order
Foreign Operation & International
Remittance Department.
United Kingdom
Contact Person:
Mr. Barney Mooney
TEL: +44-762-413-5202
EMAIL: barneymooney2006@yahoo.co.uk
*************************************************

You are therefore advised to give the following information's to your
Claim/fund Manager
Mr. Barney Mooney via email
barneymooney2006@yahoo.co.uk
1. Full name and address.
2. Country.
3. Tel and fax number.
4. Occupation.
5.Email Address.

Congratulations from the entire member of staff and thank you for being part
of our
email account users program.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Litza Martinez,
Executive (International Sweepstakes).

Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn
Van Der
Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams (Director
International Credit Department), Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive), Mr.
Michael Cole
(Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman).Affiliates The Lottery Company and
lottery.co.uk is in no way affiliated with, associated with or approved or
endorsed
by Camelot Group plc or The National Lottery Commission.

Anti-fraud resources:

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