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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:
  • "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million pounds" (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)
  • ",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.
  • clams_enqurie@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: lottome@seznam.cz
Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:48:42 +0100 (CET)
Subject: =?us-ascii?Q?PRIZE=20AWARD=20NOTIFICATION=20=21=21=21=21?=

P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369


WHO WANT TO BE A Millionaire International Lottery Promotion.

We happily announce to you that the weekly draw of WHO WANT TO BE A Millionaire International program held on 12th January, 2008. It is yet to be unclaimed and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION as regards this.

HOW TO PLAY
just simply attached e-mail address and ticket number plus Serial
number selected form the given number's sent with this massage

promo number's are listed below

(1)ticket 5647500545188 Serial number 5360

(2)ticket 5647510884512 Serial number 5306

(3)ticket 9017248804135 Serial number 5368

lucky numbers and(bonus numbers),won will be subsequently shared in the lottery category i.e match 5 plus bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1,000,000 (One million pounds sterling)in cash credited to file KTU /9023118308/08.

This from of total cash will be shared amongst the(5)lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer email draw system which is extracted from over 100,000 unions,associations, and corporate bodies that are listed
online. This promotion takes place weekly.Please note that if your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated with the number you enter. In view of this, your 1,000,000(One million pounds sterling)will be released to you by any of our
payment offices in Europe.Our European agent will immediately commence he process to facilitate the release
of your funds as soon as you contact him.


To file for your claim,you are to contact and Fill in the details to our judiciary agent for verification.

1.Name:

2.Address:

3.Marital Status:

4.Occupation:

5.Age:

6.Sex:

7.Nationality:

8.Country Of Residence:

9.Telephone Number (Country Code)-(Area Code)- Phone Number):

10:Cell Number:(Country Code) - (Cell Phone Number

11: YOUR SELECTED NUMBER:

to this email address below.

Email: clams_enqurie@hotmail.com
Agent Officer: Mr.Alex Thompson

Yours faithfully,

Nancy Williams.

Customer Services.

NOTE: For security reasons, we advice all new account client to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your
prize released to you. Congratulations, once more from the entire Management of WHO WANTS TO BE Millionaire promotional program.

Thank you.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam