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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.
  • +447011127616 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +2348075818756 (Nigeria, 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.
  • stefan_kanka222@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: infowebonline909@mchsi.com (OPRAH WINFREY TV GAMESHOW)
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 16:05:07 +0000
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF YOUR WINNING

OPRAH WINFREY TV GAMESHOW
PROMO OFFICE
213 E. San Antonio
Fredericksburg
78624, TEXAS


NOTIFICATION FROM OPRAH TV GAMESHOW
We are pleased to inform you of the release of the results of the OPRAH
TV GAMESHOW PROMO held on the 10th March, 2007.You were entered as
dependent clients with; Reference Serial Number: 652-662 and Batch
number AT-040SB06-03.

Your email address attached to the ticket number: 2752246896 that
drew the lucky winning number, which consequently won the sweepstake in
the first category, in four parts. You have been approved for a payment
of 950,00.00 DOLLARS (Nine Hundred and fifty thousand dollars)
in cash credited to file reference number: IPL/4249859609/WP1. This is
>from a total cash prize of Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Pounds
Sterling shared among the Five international winners in first categories.
Congratulations!

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from 50,000 (Fifty thousand) names and websites around the world, as
part of our international promotion program. Due to mixed up of some
names and addresses, we ask that you keep this award personal, till your
claims has been processed and your funds remitted to you.

This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or
unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants or
impersonators. Please contact our Promo Co-ordinator for your claim.
For the immediate collection of your winning prize, kindly fill the
verification form below and send it to the accredited UK agent, Mr.
Stefan Kanka of our Promo Co-ordinator via email, stating your receipt of this
notification. He has been mandated to offer you assistance and
facilitate the urgent delivery of your winning prizes.

Name: Stefan kanka.
E-mail: stefan_kanka222@yahoo.de
TEL: +44 701 112 7616
Direct Satelite Cell Number; +234-807-581-8756

VERIFICATION FORM:
1.) FULL NAME:
2.) AGE:
3.) SEX:
4.) ADDRESS:
5.) ZIP/POSTAL CODE:
6.) STATE/PROVINCE:
7.) COUNTRY:
8.) PHONE/CELL NUMBER:
9.) OCCUPATION/POSITION:
10.) COMPANY:
11.) EMAIL ADDRESS:
12.) TICKET NUMBER:
13.) SERIAL NUMBER:

Yours Sincerely,
OPRAH WINFREY.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam