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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:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• 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)
  • "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 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.
  • r08@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY <info@lotto.org>
Reply-To: dave_walker08@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 13:36:12 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Ref: UK/9420X/68


The UK National Lottery Board
Ref: UK/9420X/8
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

We are delighted to inform you of you= r prize
release on the 28th,May
2008 from the Uk National Lottery Boa= rd. Your
e-mail was attached to ticket number1110008342,
serial number 6of £ 1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION GREA= T BRITISH
POUNDS).

Lucky numbers: (10) (25) (28) (36) (45) (48)= (
bonus no.40)
Online Result http://www.lottery.co.uk/results/


send the below information to : MR DAVE WALKER
Email: dave_walkr08@yahoo.co.uk
******************************= **************
Claims Requirements:

1.full name:
2.Home A dress:
3.Age:
4.Sex:
5.Marital Status:
6.Occupation:
7.P= hone Number:
8.Nationality
9.Country Of Residence.

Sincerly,
Richard Lloyd
coordinator(Online Program)

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam