419 scam: double lottery <doublelotto03@yahoo.co.uk> APRIL RESULThas won in our draws00.00 USD(AUSTRALIAN PŒë¸"

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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.
- rickadams73@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: double lottery <doublelotto03@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: rickadams73@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:40:57 +0100 (BST)
Subject: APRIL RESULT

DOUBLE LOTTERY ONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK.
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!!
ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT;
(Registration Z720633X).
Ref : 639/898/002
Batch Number: 430456543-DD23.
27/04/2007
Dear Winner,
This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash Price of
$5,550,000.00 (Five Million Five Hundred And Fifty Thousand Dollars) in
cash, from
Double cash prize award 2007 held on the 1st of April 2007 in Spain.
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerised email selection system from a database of over 250,000
email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.
Send an email with your Reference Number 639/898/002 and Batch Number:
430456543-DD23.
TO : MR RICK ADAMS
EMAIL: rickadams73@yahoo.co.uk
Yours Truly,
Paula Wood

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