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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.
  • agent_barry1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "billy_jeff01" <billy_jeff01@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 20:48:08 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Dear Selected winner


The National LotteryP O Box 1010London, W6 8JbUNITED KINGDOM.Dear Selected winner,This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash Price of 552,000,00 (Five hundred and fifty-two thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file XYL/26510460037/06. In cash. From International programme held on the 8th of March 2007 in the United Kingdom.The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system from a database of over 125,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world which your email was among the first ten (10) lucky winners.Contact the verification department by providing your Reference Number UK/839030X2/14. You are also advised to provide him with the under listed information.1.Name in full.2.Address in full.3.Nationality 4.Present Country.5.Age.6.Phone /Fax /Sex.7.Occupation.CONTACT PERSON: Hally Barry.EMAIL: agent_barry1@yahoo.co.uk claims_agent09@yahoo.co.ukYours Truly,Sir.
Billy Jeff Co-Coordinator (Online Promo Programme).

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