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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")
  • "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
• 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: "UNITED KINGDON ONLINE NATIONAL LOTTO AWARD 2008" <uklottery2@pravda.ru>
Reply-To: agentwillykahka@aol.in
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:51:07 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATION!! YOUR EMAIL HAVE WON


[image: U.K National Lottery On-Line]


*The Camelot Group,
Operators of The National Lottery.*
3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool , L30 1RD




I am happy to inform you that your e-mail address linked to ticket

number: UKNL/B4401 with Serial Number 00811C drew the numbers

02-06-21-23-43-47 of Bonus number 29 which was successful for the Grand
Prize of 200,000 British-Pounds sterling.

Send the following information's to your Claims Agent on:
agentwillykahka@aol.in to facilitate the release of your fund to you.

1. Full name, 2. Country, 3 Contact Address, 4.Telephone Number, 5. Fax

Number, 6.Marital Status, 7.Occupation, 8.Date of birth, 9. Sex, 10.Email

Yours faithfully,

Online Coordinator.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam