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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.

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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • +2348032080873 (Nigeria, 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.
  • agent.donald_ken@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "cordinator result" <resultcordinator@student.com>
Reply-To: agent.donald_ken@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 13:39:31 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS:YOU HAVE WON($500,000,00USD)


*
Office Of Australian International Lottery Promo
Dominions House
Lime Kiln Close
Stoke Gifford Bristol BS34 8SR


Date:1-07-2008


WINNING INFORMATION
--------------------------------------

REF:................. 575061/03
BATCH:...................8056490902/188

WINNING NOTIFICATION
---------------------------------------

WE ARE DELIGHTED TO INFORM YOU OF YOUR PRIZE RELEASE ON THE 1/07/2008 FROM
THE Australian International Lottery Programs,your email won $500,000 in
cash credit file . The lottery was conducted by Microsoft with their email
electronic ballot system .Your email address was attached to ticket number;
47061725 07056490902 and serial number 7741137002. This batch draws the
lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42 and bonus number 17,which
consequently won the lottery in the second category. You hereby have been
approved a lump sum pay of $500,000.00 (Five ) in cash credit file ref:
ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize shared amongst eight lucky winners
in this category.


DETAILS FOR YOUR PRIZE WINNING OF US$500,000.00. DETAILS REGARDING THIS
LOTTERY WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU BY YOUR CLAIMS AGENT .
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some
multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the
citizens in the communities where they have an operational base.
Furthermore, your details(e-mail address) falls within our African
representative office in Nigeria as indicated in your play coupon and your
prize of $500,000 will be released to you from this regional branch office
in Nigeria.

HOW TO CLAIM PRIZE:
CONTACT YOUR ASSIGNED FIDUCIARY CLAIMS AGENT WITH THE INFORMATIONS BELOW:

NAME: Mr.Donald Ken
E-MAIL: agent.donald_ken@yahoo.co.uk
TEL: +2348032080873

Please contact him with the informations stated below , you should also
quote the date of draw and your winning numbers found on the left corner of
this email

FULL NAME:...................
SEX:...................

ADDRESS:....................
COUNTRY:..................

FAX:..................
PHONE NUMBER:...................

OCCUPATION:...................
AGE:..................

REF..........................

BEST REGARDS
ROSE ADAMS (MRS)
(LOTTERY COORDINATOR)*

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam