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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:
  • ",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.
  • +31645447916 (Netherlands, 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.
  • markt_claims@yahoo.de
  • ivan_tony@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "budhrani@gibtelecom.net" <budhrani@gibtelecom.net>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 10:39:23 +1200
Subject: CALL FOR CONFIRMATION

Markt Lottery International Programs.
Foundation's Officer.
107 Waterloop 1902AB

Dear Internet User,

This Email is to inform you that you emerged a winner of the
sum of $2,500,000.00USD with
the following numbers attached Ref Number: PW 9590 ES
9414,Batch Number: 556881595-NL/2008
and Ticket Number: PP1502 /8707-01 on our online draws which
was played on the 30TH June,
2008.

Your prize award has been insured under a bonded depository
policy with your e-mail address, and will be transferred to you
upon meeting the claims requirements, statutory obligations,
verifications, validations and satisfactory report.

For further Information about your Winnings,contact your
Lottery Clamis Officer with the following contact Address Below.

*************************************
Name: Mr. Tony Ivan
Tel:+31 64 544 7916
Email: markt_claims@yahoo.de
Email: ivan_tony@yahoo.de
*************************************


You will provide him with the following information:

First name:
Last Name:
Telephone/Fax number:
Nationality:
Age:
Occupation:

Congratulations! Thank you for being a user of the World Wide
Web.

Yours Faithfully,
Budhrani Dotcha

PRIVACY STATEMENT:

All e-mail addresses, contact information and/or personal data
of winners are kept in an isolated database server protected
from any external access using SSL locking on 6th level binary
pharse. This data is made accessible ONLY to MARKT
INTERNATIONAL CYBER LOTTERY staff and authorized agents
directly involved with the processing of winners claims.

Winners are advised to keep their winning information away from
public knowledge, in order to avoid any double claims,
impersonation or misrepresentation during the claims
process.MARKT INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMS will not be
liable for any misplaced claims as a owing to your negligence
or publishing of your winning information.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam