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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:
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +447031924164 (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.
  • parleypaulson001@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: file003@mchsi.com (Toyota Car Promotions)
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:14:50 +0000
Subject: CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT!!!

The Lottery Department
Toyota Car Promotions
Haandvaerkervej 8,1 UK-9000 Aalborg
CVR-nr. 25554493

This is to inform you that have been selected for a Cash prize of
£600,000.00 Pounds
Sterling and a Brand New Toyota Car (TOYOTA PRIUS)in our International
program which was
held in September, 2007 in London UK .

You can check our website, to have a view of your car from the link
below;
(http://www.toyota.com/prius)

To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact your Claims
Officer through our
accredited Prize Transfer agents as stated below:

Mr.Parley Paulson
Email:parleypaulson001@yahoo.co.uk
Phone Number:+447031924164
:+447031913252

When contacting him, please provide him with your secret Pin Code
TY7448500 and your
Reference Number 799BV90. You are also advised to provide him with the
under-listed
information as soon as possible:

CLAIMS REQUIREMENTS:
1. Full Name: 2. Address: 3. Nationality: 4. Age: 5. Sex: 6.Occupation:
7. Phone/Fax: 8.
Present Country.

Regards
Mr Teddy Lee
Lottery Manager

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam