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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million us 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 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.
  • rev_markjames2000@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ashley Billy <barr_ashleybilly@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:17:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: DIVISION OF UNCLAIMED FUNDS


FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY,
P.O. BOX 4562,
NEW YORK, NY 1062

PCC, a division of PNI, has awarded over seventy-eight million in US dollars to hundreds of thousands of fortunate recipients in 41 countries; creating fourteen millionaires and four ten million US dollar winners. PNI, a sponsor of online sweepstakes, gives away awards of amounts up to ten million US dollars daily.

The Amount:

ONE MILLION DOLLAR AND 00

To be paid to your order
Using Claim ID No:119349612(PIN#)
E -ticket Number: 58775600545 199
Serial Number : 3168/12
Batch Number: 074/05/ZY457
Reference Number: LSUK/2007/11781/07

All 10 winning email addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 500,000 international emails. Your email address emerged alongside with nine others in the category i-iv of this Month.
To file for your claim, Please contact our claims agent with the information presented below:
==========================================
The Chairman Division Of Uclaimed Funds
Rev. Mark James
Contact Email: rev_markjames2000@yahoo.com
============================================
Provide him with the information below, to forward your prize to you:
* Full Name:
* Full Address:
* Marital Status:
* Occupation:
* Age:
* Sex:
* Nationality:
* Country Of Residence:
* Telephone/Fax Number:
* E-ticket Number and Serial Number (If Any)

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this programme.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Duke Cleverton.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Program.


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