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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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states 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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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.
  • revjohnbrown2000@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. mrs veronica Amadi" <veronica@easymail.hu>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:49:10 +0200
Subject: YOUR EMAIL HAS WON $500,0000 US DOLLARS.

              THE  NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE GAME 2007

                                                         

THE  NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE GAME 2007

FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT

REF NO.: EGS/2251256003/07

BATCH NO>; 14/0017/1PD

 

WINNING NOTIFICATION

 

National Lottery wishes to inform you the results of E-mail Ballot Lottery International Program by Bill Gates of Microsoft and his associates. Your email account has been picked amongst winners. You have therefore been approved to claim five hundred thousand United States Dollars (US$500,000:00) only. This is from a total cash price of one hundred million United States Dollars (US$100,000,000.00) shared amongst the first two hundred (200) lucky winners. 

Your winning/ payment falls within the West African Regional Pay center   in Nigeria , Hence the lottery office has 4 (four) Regional winning payment centers  in Africa.  Your email address attached in the category (A). All participant were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Microsoft users from companies and individual email addresses and your lucky number are as follows no 25946702 , this promotion takes place annually and it is sponsor by Bill Gates of Microsoft and his associates to encourage the use of internet and computers world wide.

All winner are advice to keep winning information confidential until claim has been processed and money remitted to winners. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program, for the release of your winning amount, confirm to us the receipt of this notice, to enable us submit you file to our paying bank, for processing and releasing of your fund.

All winning must be claimed not later than 30th  August, 2007. After this date all unclaimed fund will be returned to European Union Treasury as unclaimed. Please note In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number in all correspondence.

To file for your claim:

PLEASE FILL OUT THE VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM SEND TO

revjohnbrown2000@yahoo.co.uk

1. FULL NAMES:__________________________________________________________

2.ADDRESS:______________________________________________________________

3. STATE: _______________________________________________________________

4. COUNTRY:________________________________________________________________

5. E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________________________    

6. TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________________________________________

7. FAX NUMBER: ___________________________________________________________

8. SEX: _____________________________________________________________

9. AGE: ___________________________________________________________

10. MARITAL STATUS: ______________________________________________________

11. OCCUPATION: _____________________________________________________

12. ANNUAL INCOME: _______________________________________________________

13. REF NUMBER__________________________________________________________

14. BATCH NUMBER: _____________________________________________________

15. AMOUNT WON: _____________________________________________________

Congratulation from the staff and thank you for being part of email account users program, our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates of Microsoft and all his associates

Yours sincerely,

John Brown 

Executive (National Lottery Intl.)

Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign operation), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive), Mr. Michael Cole (Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman)

LAST YEAR WINNERS OF NATIONAL LOTTERY EMAIL ADDRESS LOTTERY PROGRAM

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