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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
  • ",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 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.
  • drjohnsonjohnson@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • drjohnsonjohnson1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: lotto lotto <nzama0018@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:05:34 +0200
Subject: FINAL NOTICE!!!!



FROM: THE DESK OF THE GENERAL CO-ORDINATOR (MRS LINDA NZAMA)

(EAAA INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION).PRIZE AWARD DEPT.REF:HW2/204119318/07,BATCH:18/103/JGS

ATTN: WINNER.
AWARD NOTIFICATION, FINAL NOTICE.
We are pleased to inform you, that as a result of our RECENT LOTTERY DRAWS HELD.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number : 653164251591-6011 with serial number:7321410 drew lucky numbers:4-9-17-36-44-78 which consequently won in the 1st category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ONLY) in cash credited to your file.

Note that all participants in this lottery program have been selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 Officials and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from all search engines and web sites,from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa,as part of our International Promotions Program. This promotional program takes place every year,and is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, Sultan of Kuwait, Bill Gates of microsoft inc,Carlos Slim Helú Aglamaz of Telefonos de Mexico (Telmex) and other corporate organizations.This is to encourage the use of the internet and computers and also to improve the level of education (That is to help students that can not afford to pay for their school fees and other essentials things they need) and reduce the level of poverty among youths and older people worldwide.

Your fund is now deposited with FNB SA and has an INSURANCE PROTECTION COVER in your name certified by one of the best and biggest insurance firm. This INSURANCE PROTECTION POLICY COVER MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANY DEDUCTION ,TAMPERING OR MISAPPROPRIATION BY ANY PERSON OR ORGANISATION.For security purpose and clarity,we advise that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have been processed and your money remitted to your account.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. We look forward to your active participation .

To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact us, by replying this mail to our CLAIM AGENT using his personal contact details:

Dr JOHNSON JOHNSON ,
Tel.No.: 09 27 73 0746 207,
Email: drjohnsonjohnson@hotmail.com
drjohnsonjohnson1@hotmail.com

MAKE SURE YOU CONTACT HIM IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL, SO THAT YOU CAN RECEIVE YOUR PRIZE AS SOON AS POSSBILE, PLEASE PROVIDE HIM WITH YOUR SECRET BATCH No., SERIAL No.

You are also advised to provide the under listed information as soon as possible to your CLAIM AGENT (DR JOHNSON JOHNSON) to commence the processing of your winning fund.
1. Name in Full:2. Permanent Residential Address:3. Nationality:4. Date of Birth /Age:5. Occupation,Profession or Business:6. Private Telephone (Mobile) and Fax:
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