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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:
  • "claims 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!

Fraud email example:

From: "UNLIMITED LOTTO INC." <claims_pr_jff@live.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:27:44 -0400
Subject: REF NO. LU/037-U595X7FK08.




Unlimited Lotto
Millfield House,
Millfield Road,
Bolton BL2 6QZ




YOUR JULY BONANZA AWARD ALERT

Unltd. Lotto wishes to inform you that the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program sponsored by the British Government incollaboration with the Bill and Melinda Charity Foundation(B&MGF) held on the 5th of July,2008.Your email account have been picked as a winner of a sum of Five Hundred and Thirty One Thousand,Two Hundred and Fifty Nine Great Britain Pounds(531,259.00 GBP)in cash credited to file REF NO. LU/037-U595X7FK08.

This is from the total prize money of Two Million Six Hundred and Fifty Six Thousand Two Hundred and Ninety Five Great British Pounds (2,656,295.00 GBP) shared among the Five(5) international winners in this category.To file for your claims you are to contact our claims agent:

Mr. Garry Norman.
Email: claims_pr_jff@live.com

Tel: +(44 ) 703 197 1977
Provide him with the following information to claim your prize.

Full Name:
Address:
Phone Number:
Country of residence:
Nationality:
Occupation:
Sex:
Age:
Amount Won:

Winning No. :A9019-08
Ref: LU/037-U595X7FK08
Batch:2008LU-G819






*** Do not reply to this email(contact your claims agent). ***

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