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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:
  • ",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 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.
  • +447045716981 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: AGENT MR DAN GRIFFITH <mrdangriffith_ebayclaims03@yahoo.de>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:08:33 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FILL AND RETURN FOR PROCESSING



AWARD DEPARTMENT!!!


Dear Lucky Winner
With reference to your mail message we write to inform you that you are a winner in the Ebay Award department . We want you to understand that the Ebay Award Department is a legitimate
lottery company. Haven't you heard of some one who have won a lottery? you are the lucky
winner of the One Million Great Britain Pounds(£1,000,000.00 GBP).Convertably to USD (1,972,897.45 USD)

The following are the informations needed from you for us to process your claims:
BENEFICIARY NAME:................................................

NATIONALITY: *................................................

RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:*................................................

DATE OF BIRTH:*................................................

SEX:*................................................

MARITAL STATUS:*................................................

TEL. NUMBER:*................................................

FAX NUMBER: *................................................

EMAIL ADDRESS:*................................................

AMOUNT WON:*................................................

BATCH NUMBER:*................................................

REFERENCE N:*................................................

OCCUPATION:*................................................


HOW DO YOU FEEL AS A WINNER:*................................................

BRIEF DISCRIPTION ABOUT INDIVIDUAL OR COMPANY:*


DECLARATION:
I____________________________________Hereby declare that i have filled all apropriate and valid informations about me.If any of these informations are in any time before my claims is delivered to me is discovered to be false,this should lead to the disqualifications of my winnings(Prize Awarded)


Upon our receipt of the following information , we shall immediately
process your winnings and deliver your prize to you.
Congratulations once more.
Call: +447045716981
Mr. Dan Griffith (Claim Agent)








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