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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +27782570518 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • dutyveto002@hotmail.com
  • tintlwin.technician@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • gladstonekoli@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Tint Lwin" <tintlwin.technician@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:15:36 +0630
Subject: Please check.


tintlwin.technician@gmail.comDear friend,

I am Tint Lwin, a winner of UK-MILLIONS LOTTO.

Please may I ask some questions.

(1) Am I a true win?

(2)If I win, what will I have to do?

(3)Who is a valid barrister of UK-MILLIONS LOTTO?

I sent to my received *original e-mail* as follow,

*Please check,*



UK MILIONS WINNER.
InboxX
from duty veto <dutyveto002@hotmail.com>
to tintlwin.technician@gmail.com
dateNov 30, 2007 4:16 AM
subjectUK MILIONS WINNER.
mailed-byhotmail.com

UK-MILLIONS LOTTO.
THE LOTTO PROMOTIONHEAD OFFICEST GEORGES COURT,
2-12 BLOOMSBURY WAY, LONDON, WC1A 2SHUNITED KINGDOM.

Dear Winner, My name is Gladstone Koli, on behalf of UK-Millions
Lottery/Lotto Promotion London, United Kingdom; I wish to announce you as
one of the 3 lucky winners in the Lotto draw held on FRIDAY 5 OCTOBER 2007.

All 3 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000
international emails. Your email address emerged along side 6 others as a
2nd category winner. Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a
total pay out of £350,000.00(Three Hundred and Fifty Pound Sterling only).

The following particulars are attached to your lotto
payment order:(I) Serial Batch No: 83200-0(II) Winning Number:
9,2,9,4,6,Bonus 25, 15(III) Ref No: 175-02906041-216.Please contact the
under mentioned claim officer as soon as possible for the immediate release
of your winning:

The Fund Release Order Operation & InternationalUK-Millions Lottery Centre

Tel: +27-78-257-0518
EMAIL: gladstonekoli@hotmail.com

Forward the below listed details for immediate commencement of your payment
process:- 1,Your Full Name2 Country of residence3,Wining and Reference
numbers.4,Telephone & Mobile number. 5.Occupation6.Age This email
notification is auto-generated and it is valid for four weeks.

Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,
Dr Gladstone Koli.

The Lotto Awards is proudly sponsored by the African/European Union Lotto
Corporation/Microsoft Companies, the Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell computers
Mackintosh and a conglomeration of other international IT companies in order
to promote the FIFA 2010 World Cup to be hosted in South Africa.

The lotto internet draw is organized to encourage the use of the internet
and computers worldwide. We are proud to say that over 200 Million Pound
Sterling's are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.


>Please reply now.


Thank you.

Best regards,
Tint Lwin
tintlwin.technician@gmail.com

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam