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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:

• 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.
  • edwardbilly6@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "janet williams" <janetwilliams44@unimail.mn>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:53:14 +0100
Subject: NOTICE


*CONGRATULATION WINNER !!!
Award Prize Dept
Madrid Spain.*

*Attn: Dear Recipient,*

*Congratulation to you as we bring to your notice the result of Euro
Milliones 2008 Lottery promotions. We are happy to inform you that your
email address has emerged winner No:5 of US$950,000:00 (Nine Hundred
and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars Only) only.Find below your winning
information to enable you file for your claim.*

*REF. NO.- MTD/SAN/9500/LAS, BATCH NUMBER: BCA/022 /CA C, TICKET NUMBER:
197-033 -02345, SERIAL NUMBER: 5772-54, Lucky NUMBER: 04-6-8-12-24.*

*The Euro Milliones Lottery Program Internet draw is held once in a
year,and is so organized to encourage the use of the Internet and computers
worldwide. We are proud to say that over Six Million Euros are won
annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.*

*To claim your winning prize, please Contact the Euro Milliones Claim
Department office by email below as soon as possible for the immediate
release of your winnings:*

*EURO MILLIONES PROMOTION
CLAIM DEPARTMENT
MR. EDWARD BILLY
E-mail: **edwardbilly6@gmail.com* <edwardbilly6@gmail.com>

*NOTE: Please you are advised to complete the form below and forward to
your agent for prompt collection.*

*VERIFICATION FORM*

*1.FULL NAMES :__________ ________________________
2.ADDRESS:___________ __________________________ ________
3.SEX :________ ____ ___4.AGE:________
5.MARITAL STATUS:________ ___________
6.OCCUPATION:________________________
7.WINNING-MAIL ADDRESS:_ ____________________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_______ ______________
9.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________
10.COUNTRY________________________________*

*CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN*

*Sincerely Yours,
Mrs, Janet William
PROMOTION COORDINATOR*

*
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