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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:
  • "tax clearance" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
• 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.
  • +447045753130 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +442070601031
• 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.
  • houstonfreeman101@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: whorg03@mchsi.com (mastercard megajackpot.com)
Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2007 23:35:07 +0000
Subject: MASTERCARD® INTERNATIONAL MEGA JACKPOT UK.

MASTERCARD® INTERNATIONAL MEGA JACKPOT UK.
BARCLAYS BANK PLATINUM VISA CARD
BARCLAYS PREMIERSHIP
MICROSOFT OFFICE, UNITED KINGDOM
DIRECTOR; MR. Dennes
Vandergate
PHONE: +44 207 060 1031 EXT 009
+44 207 060 1294




REGISTRATION NO: 9027640
INSURANCE NO: MSTC006
TAX CLEARANCE NO: 28456
AMOUNT WON: £6,600,000.00


This is to certified that your email address has brought you this grate
fountain Your e-mail address was selected and confirmed by our co-sponsor
Microsoft® International, has the sixth lucky winner, out of ten lucky winners
through their latest internet software. The sum of 6.600.00 GB Pounds
equivalent to 13.3372 US Dollars, you are to contact your claims administrator
with the following information’s to proceed for the claims. Your prize
MasterCard® No :( 5148 6547 8940 6543)


Name: Mr. Houston Freeman, cma.
Email:HoustonFreeman@mastercardmegajackpot.com
houstonfreeman101@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: +44 7045 753 130


CLAIMS REQUIREMENT
(1)Full Names:(2)contact address:(3) Nationality:…(4)Age:…. (5).Occupation…
Nature of Work… (6). Phone… Fax :…( 7). State of Origin… Country… (8.) Sex…
(9). Winning Email Address…

PROCEEDURES / RIGHTS AND PRECAUTIONS.
Contact the Claims Administrator with all your claims requirements well
filled. Your claims Administrator will give you all the guide lines on how to
process your claims. . Your claims administrator has the due right to
disqualify you for misconduct. Any mail received of such should be reported to
the claims Administrator above. This will help fight scam.


Secretary
Mr. Mac well Hunt @
MasterCard® Mega Jackpot






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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam