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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • rev_morganclark01@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "EURO AWARD EURO AWARD" <eeuroaward@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:05:41 -0700
Subject: EURO AWARD


Ref No : ESE/WIN/008/02/10/MA
Batch No: EULO/1007/444/606/08
Serial No: 6594
PROMOTION DATE: 23rd June 2008.

Your email address has won 750,000 Euro in the ESPANA EURO MILLION
PROMOTION.

Bear in mind that prizes will strictly be remitted to winners that
officially file in for their claim within the given time frame. To claim
your prize,reply this email to our accredited claim agent including your ref
no,Batch no,Serial no, full names and telephone numbers:

Agent Contact
Rev Dr Morgan Clark
rev_morganclark01@yahoo.co.uk

Best Regards,

Mrs. Patricia Douet (Lottery co-ordinator).
Madrid, 24th June 2008

Note: All Won Prize must Be claimed/Cleared not later than 15th of July
2008. After this date, all other winnings will considered as UNCLAIMED and
returned to ministerio de Economia Y Hacienda.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam