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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.

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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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.
  • +447011136459 (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.
  • nationalonlinesweepdesk02@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "INFO DESK" <infodesk100@btconnect.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:42:09 +0100
Subject: Important Message

NATIONAL ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
ROSEVILLE CRESCENT, NORTH WOODS
SW49 P2J LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
Ref Number: NOSL/ CN/ 3565/ C07
Coupon Number: NOSL 2348666578
CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING NOTICE
British and American private international e-games organizers andco-sponsors,NATIONAL ONLINE SWEEP LOTTO Group International,officially bring to your notice the final result for the Third quarter of the year 2007 in London United Kingdom. We wish to congratulate and inform you on the selection of your email coupon number. Your email ID was included
among the 50,000 different email addresses submitted by our partner international email provider companies. You have won a consolation cash prize of £1.071068GBP (One Million, seven one thousand and sixty eight Pounds Sterling only)equivalent of USD$ 2, 500,000. 00. In view of this, your US$2,500,000.00(Two million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
would be released to you by our payment office in Europe or any of our payment office.For due processing of your winning claim, pleaseCONTACT INFO:Name: Mr.WILLIAM WALLACE
Email:nationalonlinesweepdesk02@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: +44-7011136459, Fax: 44-8701213851
(Form HLP) Reference Number: NOSL/ CN/ 3565/ C07
CLAIMS PROCESSING FORM (NON RESIDENT WINNER)
1. FULL NAMES:...................
2. ADDRESS:.....................
3. SEX:........................
4. E-MAIL ADDRESS:................
5. TELEPHONE NUMBER:............
6. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:....
7. OCCUPATION:............
Once again congratulations from the management of the National Online Sweep International Lottery on your consolation prize winning.
Regards,
MR. ARRIE COLE
(Group Coordinator)

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam