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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.
• 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.
  • paulwilfred.claims@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: lotteryuk@mchsi.com (UK e-Lottery Promotion.)
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:24:26 +0000
Subject: BATCH NUMBER: 01/209/AD16G

UNITED KINGDOM.
REFERENCE NUMBER: UKL/478593G9/19
BATCH NUMBER: 01/209/AD16G
OUR REF: 12190/14
TICKET NUMBER: 112-4540-525-106


WINNING NOTIFICATION: FINAL ANNUONCEMENT
We are pleased to inform you of the final announcement today 14th of August,
2007 of winners of the UK ATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE PROMOTION PROGRAMME held on
Saturday the 11th of August, 2007. Your e-mail address ttached to ticket
number: 112-4540-525-106 with Serial number 0149-16 drew the lucky numbers:19-
37-06-13-29, and a bonus number of 24 which subsequently won you the lottery
in the second category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total of £480,152.00 (Four hundred
and eighty thousand one hundred and fifty-two Great Britain Pounds) in cash
credited to file UXL/03920462943/07.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in the United Kingdom as indicated in your play coupon.
In view of this, your £480,152.00 (Four hundred and eighty thousand one
hundred and fifty-two Great Britain Pounds)


Official: Mr. Paul Wilfred
Representative office.
10 Camelot close Thamesmead.
London E280 ES United Kingdom.
Email: paulwilfred.claims@yahoo.co.uk


Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.



Yours Truly,
Sir. Stephan Smith
Co-ordinator(Online Promo Programme).

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