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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim 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.
  • +32487398390 (Belgium, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • infobeloto1@aol.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: janlanda@samaha899.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:31:31 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: YOUR TICKET CONFIRMATION.


EMAIL TICKET NUMBERS CONFIRMATION
DEAR WINNER,
Following official publication of results of the E-mail electronic Online Sweepstakes organized by the BELGISCHE LOTTERY BV CORPORATION, the Slide circular award and the Heineken prizes in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of software products, (F.P.S.), held on the 13Th July, 2007, in Brussels, Belgium, Wherein your electronic email address emerged as one of the on line winning emails in the 1st category,hence your email address was attracted to a cash award of 850,000.00 Dollars(eight hundred and fifty thousand Dollars only),We write to officially notify you of this award and to advise you to contact the processing office immediately upon receipt of this message for more information concerning the verification, processing and eventual payment of the above prize to you.it is important to note that your award information was released today the 18Th of July 2007 with the following particulars attached to it.

(i) EMAIL TICKET NUMBERS: BLT5-62-44-11
(ii) BATCH NUMBER: 77/093/1951/INL
(iii)FILE REFERENCE NUMBER: TL4461/06/07
(iv)SERIAL NUMBERS: HL457/30/458
(v)LUCKY NUMBERS: 4-13-25-27-39

Please contact the claim agents:FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER
CONTACT NAME: MR.WILSON VARGHESE.
CITY/ COUNTRY: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM.
TEL/FAX : +32487398390.
E-MAIL: infobeloto1@aol.co.uk

Please note all winning must be claimed not later than 14Th of August 2007.
Congratulations!!!
Sincerely,
Mrs. jane Samaha.
Promotions Coordinator

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam