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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:
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: Heritage Lottery <heritagelottory07@yahoo.es>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:42:01 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Re:Congratulations


Attention: Leoda Schulze

Good day to you,
I am in receipt of your email and the contents therein.
Congratulations once more from the members of staff of Heritage lottery.
This lottery was a conjoined effort of Microsoft international and the United Nations under the auspices of Heritage lottery.

This lottery is aimed at promoting world peace and the use of internet across the world. Participants were drawn randomly from the internet upon which a
raffle draw was conducted and seventeen lucky winners emerged fortuitously. The Five lucky winners have been assigned a lump payment of one Million five hundrend Pounds each.

To facilitate the swift procurement of your winning, you are to fill out the attached form and return it within 24-72hrs.
This will enhance the verification and subsequent approval of your payment.
The deadline set for the collection of winning is ebbing ever so close; hence you are to act accordingly to instruction stated herein.

It is imperative that you keep this winning confidential and surreptitious to avoid any one other than yourself from laying claim to these monies.
Heritage lottery reserves the right to decline payment/transfer if irregularities
occur.

This sweepstake lottery was organized in the united Kingdom under all stated rules and regulations guiding the transfer of large sums of money.
Please note that this Verification process usually takes between 24-72 hours,
depending on how swiftly you fill out and return the form. Upon completion of this Verification Process/Screening, you would be contacted by us with further details on when you shall be receiving your funds in your nominated bank account.

Please have your FORM sent in immediately and await further contact from us. Note also that there is a maximum allowable time by law, for which we can hold these funds here unclaimed.

Be informed that failure to receive your FORM within 24-72 hours of receipt of this e-mail will result in your payment being delayed or your funds returned to source.
First name:........................................................
Last name:.........................................................
Date of birth:.....................................................
Sex:..............................................................
Marital status:.................................................
Email:.............................................................
Occupation:......................................................
Nationality:...................................................
Lotto Batch Number:......................................
Lotto Reference Numbers:............................
phone Number:................................................
Address:...........................................................
Country of Residence:...................................
Select mode of collection of winning prize:
1 ELECTRONIC BANK TRANSFER BANK TO BANK TRANSFER=20
2 TRAVEL TO THE PAYMENT CENTRE UK IN PERSON TO COLLECT YOUR
WINNINGS.
DECLARATION:
I...............HEREBY DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATA ARE TRUE. IN CASE OF ANY UNFORSEEN CIRCUSTANCE MY NEXT OF KIN HAS THE RIGHT TO CLAIM MY TOTAL WINNINGS. SUPER STANDARD AGENT SHALL ACT AS MY AGENT IN FACILITATING THE TRANSFER OF THE TOTAL FUND TO ME.
DATE------------
Upon completion of the above form you will be directed to contact the
courier company or paying bank in charge of transfer of winning funds
to winners

Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thanks for
being part of our promotions program.

Mr. Anthony Duncan



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