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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: John Nkosi <jnkosi_consultant2010@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:24:59 +0000
Subject: APPLICATION CLAIM FORM



UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA A G R E A T W I N N I N G APPLICATION CLAIM FORM We got your mail in regards to how to claim your winning fund, To enable us proceed with your claim, kindly fill the claim form and return to us through our email, for processing of your claim. NAME: ________________________________________AGE: ______________________________________COMPANY:______________________________________OCUPATION_____________________________________COUNTRY:_____________________________________ADDRESS: _____________________________________CITY:_________________________________________STATE:________________________________________ZIP/POSTAL CODE: ______________________________PHONE: ________________________________________MOBILE: ______________________________________FAX: _________________________________________EMAIL: _______________________________________REFERENCE NUMBER: ___________________________BATCH NUMBER: ________________________________ IT IS OUT OF GREAT TRIBULATION THAT HEROES USUALLY EMERGE. Congratulations once again. Regards Mr.John Nkosi.(Manager Claim Dept.)universal international lottery promotion Tel:+ 27-76-805-9485Fax:+27 -86-604-9099
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