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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +31625451158 (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.
  • electronic1lotto@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR.JOE VANDERSA. <electronis1lotto@aim.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:02:55 +0100
Subject: ELECTRONIC LOTTO PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION! !!!!



FROM THE DESK OF AWARD DEPARTMENT
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY
REFERENCE NUMBER: 236/552/483/0161
BATCH NUMBER: 235/686/ 211 / 007

Dear Lucky Winner,

RE: ELECTRONIC LOTTO PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION!

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,of winners of the Electronic lotto Sweepstakes
International Programs held on the 19Th of January 2007, your e-mail address attached to ticket
number:ESLI/7/ 109/556/408 with Serial number: 50/CL/452 drawn from the lucky number:
302/298/333/541, and consequently won in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a
huge sum of Eight Hundred And Seven Thousand, Euros Only (870,000.00 Euro).
CONGRATULATION ! ! !

Your prize award has been deposited and insured with your e-mail address in your favor alone, we ask
that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money
remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program by some participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 65,000 companies and
individual email addresses from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, Africa and New Zeal-and as
part of international program which we conduct once every year.

To begin your claim /processing of your prize winning, you are advised to contact the remittance
department with the information below:

REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT:
E-MAIL: electronic1lotto@aim.com
TEL/FAX: +31-847-300-199:+31-625-451-158
DIRECTOR: MR. JOE VANDERSA.

For the processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated bank account of your
choice.Please be aware that your paying bank will effect payment swiftly upon satisfactory report and
verifications provided by our remittance department. Remember, if not claim for certain period it will
returned as unclaimed to the office.

Note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference and
batch numbers in all correspondence.You are also advised to provide him with the under listed
information
as soon as possible:

1. Name in full
2. Address
3. Nationality
4. Age
5. Occupation
6. Phone/Fax,

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform your claim agent as soon as possible.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs.Rita Joop
Public Relation Officer.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam