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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:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "foreign service manager" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: PHILLIP THEMBA <phillipthemba_lotteryrep@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 09:33:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Barr. Phillip Themba Esq.fill below form for verification


Dear: Rosston Duerrstein

This is in response to your email to this office for claiming lottery Prize, i want to use this opportunity to inform you that the winning notification you received from the lottery board is legitimate. your winning fund will be transfer to you once you give us your maximum cooperation and follow our instruction.

However,we have verified on the system and confirmed with the Email Lottery Board that your reference and batch numbers is legitimate, the valued Prize still valid. Your email address was selected via online computer ballot system as one of lucky winner in the winning category.You have been approved to claim a total sum of USD$820,000,00 through our payment centre.

The above payment of your lottery prize shall be executed after normal routine formalities in accordance with the email lottery board’s regulations on prize claim.

You are urgently required to furnish us with the below information’s for verification so that your winning certificate could be processed in your favor. Be well informed that your prize will be transferred to you through our payment financial institution First National Bank.

1. Your full Name:
2. Address:
3. Marital Status:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality:
8. Telephone Number(Country Code)-(Area Code)-Phone
Number):
9. Cell Number: (Country Code) - (Cell Phone Number):
10. Fax Number:
11. Notification Email Address:
12. Batch and Reference number

Your urgent response in these regards will enable us facilitate your letter of claim.I assured you with my assistance as your lottery agent your fund will be transferred to you without further delay.

Congratulations,

Faithfully ,

Barr. Phillip Themba Esq.
Foreign Service Manager
Overseas Subscribers Agent



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