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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:
  • "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.
  • +447011136686 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • danielcookerclaimsoffice@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • drdanielcooker101@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Irish National Lottery" <danielcookerclaimsoffice@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 18:07:19 +0100
Subject: FROM IRISH NATIONAL LOTTERY

The Irish Lottery
47 Meadow Vale, Sligo, Ireland.
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/05
Batch: R3/A312-59
Fax: 44 (0)871 661 8831

FROM IRISH NATIONAL LOTTERY

We are pleased to announce to you the draw of the IRISH NATIONAL LOTTERY
online Sweepstakes International Program held on the 28th of April, 2007,Your
e-mail addres s attached to the winning ticket number: 564756000545198 with
Serial number 7808/07 drew the lucky numbers: 07, 19, 81, 26, 31, 71, Bonus
54 which subsequently won the JACKPOT. You have therefore been approved to
claim a total sum of 3,704,500 pounds in cash credited to file BCJ/
47736883638/07 of Irish Lottery.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World
Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This
promotion takes place weekly. Please note that your lucky winning number
falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as
indicated in y our play coupon. In view of this, your Sum of 3,704,500 pounds
would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe (UK).To file
for your claim, you are to fill the form and contact our authorized claim
agent in the UK ( Europe ) on the details below:
NAME: Dr Daniel Cooker
IRISH NATIONAI LOTTERY CIAIMS DIRECTOR
Email::danielcookerclaimsoffice@yahoo.co.uk
Email::drdanielcooker101@excite.com
Phone: :+447011136686

You are required to fill your claims verification form
1.FULL NAMES:______
2.ADDRESS:___________
3.SEX:_______________
4.AGE:________
5.MARITAL STATUS:____________
6.OCCUPATION:________________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:____________
9.LOTTO NUMBER:___________B. DRAW N UMBER:___________
10.TICKET NUMBER:___________
11.SERIAL NUMBER:__________
12.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________
13.AMOUNT WON:____________
14. STATE:_______________________
15. COUNTRY________________
Good luck from me and members of staff of the IRISH LOTTERY.
Sincerely,Clerk Philips
(Online Co-ordinator for IRISH LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKE)


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