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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")
• 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.
  • +27834294878 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "danny" <danny_jordan@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 11:00:42 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Please send the required and needed info.


Dear Winner Loranna Frank,
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your email. Please treat this winning with utmost co-operation needed as this is 100% real. We also know that you will be surprised until you receive your winning fund into your overseas account.
Your earliest co-operation will help our paying bank to transfer your fund as soon as possible. Please forward the required information’s for us to give you details of the bank responsible for your payment.
If you cannot come down here, we can arrange for the transfer of your winning fund as long as you are willing and ready to co-operate with us by sending the needed information's.
Kindly forward the following information’s to enable us forward your file to our paying bank for your payment instruction:-

YOUR FULL NAME……………………………………………………………………
DATE OF BIRTH……………………………………………………………………….
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN………………………………………………………………...
YOUR POSTAL ADDRESS…………………………………………………………….
DIRECT CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBERS………………………………………
DIRECT CONTACT FAX NUMBER…………………………………………………
PRIVATE MOBILE TELEPHONE NUMBER……………………………………….
PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS…………………………………………………………..
NAME OF COMPANY……………………………………………………………….....
POSITION IN COMPANY………………………………………………………………
WINNING TYPE…………………………………………………………………………
SERIAL NUMBERS……………………………………………………………………..
WINNING TICKET NUMBERS……………………………………………………….
INSURANCE NUMBERS……………………………………………………………….
LUCKY DRAW NUMBERS…………………………………………………………….
BONUS NUMBER……………………………………………………………………….
BANK NAME AND ADDRESS………………………………………………………….
ACCOUNT NUMBER……………………………………………………………………
ACCOUNT SWIFT CODE………………………………………………………………

Thanks and congratulations once again.
Mr. Danny Jordan.
Claims Agent.
+27-83-429-4878.





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