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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (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)
• 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.
  • +447624172620
• 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.
  • edy.cole_nlp@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "infomailbag1@terra.es" <infomailbag1@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 04:05:06 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: CONGRATULATION!! YOUR E-MAIL ID WON


The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM
TEL: +44-762-4172620
Ref Number: UK/9420X2/06WK3/NLP
Batch Number: 074/05/ZY345



WINNING NOTIFICATION!


Dear Winner,


We are pleased to inform you that your Personal E-mail address or
Company email is attached to Ticket NO:NLP/005/06/12/UK of
week03,June, 2007, REFERENCE NO:UK/9420X2/06WK3/NLP, BATCH
NO:074/05/ZY345 with serial no:S/N-00168 drew the lucky numbers of
03-05-12-14-28-38, which consequently won the lottery in the 5th
category during our annual NATIONAL LOTTERY program held on 19th,
June,2007.



You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of
=C3=82=C2=A31,000,000.00(ONE MILLION GREAT BRITISH POUNDS).
All participants were selected from Worldwide Websites
through our computer ballot system drawn from across the globe.

You are therefore adviced to keep your Ref. and Batch Numbers away
from public until you conclude the claim process and receive your winning p=
rize.


To file for your winning contact our claims agent:


NAME:EDWARD COLE
E-MAIL:edy.cole_nlp@yahoo.co.uk
Endeavour to quote correctly your REF and BATCH numbers in all
correspondence.


CONGRATULATIONS!!. At your service, we remain.

Sincerely, Yours,
GILBERT BECKHAM
(Award Notification Dept)







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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam