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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:
  • "20 craven park, harlesden" (address often used in fake lottery scams)
• 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.
  • +447035902906 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Fedrick Depp <mailfedrickdepp@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 06:16:17 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT INFORMATION(POWERED BY MICROSOFT WINDOWS)




Microsoft Cash Promotion Award
20 Craven Park, Harlesden

London NW10
United Kingdom

Ref: (MIC/WS68768P/68)
Batch:(0094/AM6880)

ATTN: Beck,

Congratulation once again on behalf of the Microsoft Cash promotion award board members.You are a winner of this month cash promo award.This is not in any way a hoax.

You should fill the verification and claims form immediately to process the claims of your won prize.

VERIFICATION AND CLAIMS INFORMATION FORM.

Full Name:
Sex:
Marital Status:
Country:
Contact Address:
Age:
Telephone Number:
Occupation:
Amount won:
Batch Number:
Reference Number:
Winning Number:
Valid Identification for payment purpose i.e International passport or drivers license(scaned copy)


For more information, call this number +44-703-590-2906


Best Regards,


Mr Fedrick Depp
Promo Award Manager
Microsoft Cash Promotion Award.



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