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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:
  • "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 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.
  • contact_mrdaniel_walker@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: yahoopromo11@comcast.net
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:41:40 +0000
Subject: YAHOO LOTTERY 2007

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the YAHOO! International
Promotions Program held today, the 10th of October, 2007. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number 883734657492-5319 with serial number
7263-267, batch number 8254297137 drew the lucky numbers
14-22-28-37-40-44 which consequently won in the 1st category, you have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of £500,000,00(i.e
Five Hundred Thousand United Kingdom Pounds Sterling) in cash credited
to file REF:YAHOO6/315116127/27.

This is from total prize money of £8,500,000.00 shared among the
seventeen
international winners in this category. To claim your price kindly
submit the
completed form to your verification unit by email: VERIFICATION FORM
BELOW:

*Name of Winner
*Address
*City/State
*Nationality*
Sex
*email address
*Phone no
*Occupation
*Age
*Amount won*.

The claims officer contact email is:

Name: Mr.Daniel Walker
E-mail: contact_mrdaniel_walker@yahoo.co.in


Yours Sincerely,
fabfeet preschool
Online Promotions Managers,
Uk Administrative Unit

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