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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 agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (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.
  • j.mallon@k.ro (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Angela Jasper (Mrs) <claims_01@ubbi.com>
Reply-To: j.mallon@k.ro
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:44:52 -0800
Subject: FINAL NOTIFIACTION-----------"CONFIRM RECEIPT"


The U.K. Free Lottery
Online Lottery Promo Dept.
Customer Service.
Liverpool
L70 1NL United Kingdom.
Date of Notification 5th-11-2007
Ref N0: KPL/09-002/JA.

Dear Winner.

The U.K. Free Lottery annual draw held on the 1st Nov.,2007 in
London.

Your e-mail address attached to the Batch N0:P2/0056 with Serial
number:06/1055 drew, 13-03-07 [5] [11] [13] [17] [14] [48] [25], which
subsequently won you the sum of GBP 1,000, 000.00 in category "C".
Ref N0:KPL/09-002/JA.

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over
25,000,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.

This Lottery is approved by the European Prize Consumer Award
Promotion and also licensed by the International Association of
Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This lottery is the 4th of its kind and
we intend to sensitize the public.

To file for your claim, kindly contact our certified and accredited:
Claims Agent.
Name: James Mallon
E-mail: j.mallon@k.ro
Asset Link Accredited Clamis processing Agent
Tel:44-703-189-8530

Warm Regards,

Mrs Angela Jasper
Online Director

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam