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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:
  • ",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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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 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.
  • +447045716946 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • udspost@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PEPSI ONLINE PROMOTION" <office.claimpepsicolaprize@googlemail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 09:12:42 +0100
Subject: OFFICIAL" PEPSI CLAIMS PROCESSING


THE PEPSI COMPANY
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD
1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf,
London E14 5DY, United Kingdom.


"OFFICIAL" PEPSI CLAIMS PROCESSING.

Dear Winner,

This is to confirm receipt of your mail and to let you know that we have
verified all your particulars. All documents have been put in place for you
to claim your winning. You have been approved, for the payment of the sum of
1,500, 000.00 Pounds Sterling. Your check has already been issued.

THE PEPSI CONSUMER PROMOTION.

Your email was attached to ticket number (7XBYZ2006) and ballot ticket
number BTN:41632006/20). The online draws was conducted by a random
selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 2,900,031 E-mail
addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced
automated random computer search from the internet. However, no tickets were
sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for
representation and privacy.

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized email election 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 The International Association of Gaming Regulators
(IAGR). This lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the
public.

This promotion, is to reward our esteemed customers. In an event, where you
have never purchased any of our numerous product, we hope that after this
you will begin to patronize of products, as the are available world wide.

To file claim, for your 1,500,000.00 Pounds Sterling (One Million, Five
hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling) prize winning. You are hereby requested to
contact the delivery department on the email and telephone number below.

You can reach the delivery Dept at:


Universal Express Delivery Service.
Contact Person: Mr. Anthonio Roberts
Email: udspost@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: +44 704 571 6946
+44 704 571 8570

NOTE: You are to contact them with the following information within the next
24hours;

1. Full name
2. Address where you would want the Prize delivered to.
3. Telephone Number/Fax Number.

We look forward to your prompt response, should you have any questions, do
not
hesitate to contact us as soon as you possibly can.

My contact telephone numbers are given below:

+44 702 407 7112
+44 702 406 8672
+44 703 189 7595

The beneficiary would be responsible for the cost of endorsemnt and
Legalization of his/her winning documents to enable this agency make
alternative arrangements for transfer of your winnings with a cashiers
certified cheque.

You are to inquire from them, what it will cost to have your check delivered
to you.

Once again, congratulations on behalf of myself and the entire officials of
the PEPSI ONLINE PROMO.

Regards.
Mr. Vanden MacAlister
Pepsi Payout Officer.
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