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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • ",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.
  • +447011139181 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • drstevejohn@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: drstevejohn@netscape.net
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:57:40 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS ! YOU HAVE WON!!!

CUSTOMER SERVICE

Ref. Number: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch Number: 12/25/0304
Ticket Number: 564 75600545-188
Serial Number: 5388/02


Dear Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Winners in our
British International Lottery Program held on the 29th of August 2007.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 564 75600545-188 with
serial number 5388/02 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-31-45, which
consequently won in the 2ND category, you have therefore been approved
for a lump sum pay out of USD2,500,000 (Two Million, five hundred
thousand dollars). CONGRATULATIONS! Due to mix up of some numbers and
names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until
your claims have been fully processed and your money remitted to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid multiple claims and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All
participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names
>from all over the world.

This lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some
multinational companies in Europe as part of their social
responsibility to the citizens. This Lottery Program Jackpot is the
largest ever for British Lottery. The estimated $125 companies in
Europe as part of their social responsibility to the citizens. This
year million jackpot would be the sixth biggest in U.K. history.The
biggest was the $363 million jackpot that went to two winners in a May
2000 drawing of The Big Game, Mega Millions' predecessor. To file for
your claim, please contact our claimsagent.

Name:Dr.Steve John
Tel:+447011139181
Email: drstevejohn@netscape.net


Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence. Furthermore should there be any change of address do
inform our agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional program. In order to verify your
winnings, we need your particulars for record purposes. Attached here
is a copy of our verifications form, please fill accordingly so as to
proceed with your winnings. Once again congratulations from all our
staff.

CLAIMS PROCESSING FORM


1. FULL NAMES:_______________________________________________________

2.NATIONALITY:_______________________________________________________

3. DATE OF BIRTH________________________________________

4. SEX:_________________________

5. MARITAL STATUS:_____________________________________

6.CONTACT ADDRESS:_____________________________________________

7.TELEPHONE NUMBER:___________________

8.OCCUPATION:_________________________________

9.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:_______________________________________

10.WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS:________________________________

11.WINNING NUMBER:_________________________________________

12TOTAL AMOUNT WON:_________________________________________

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs Nancy Currey





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