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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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.
  • +447031988754 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +442062022959

Fraud email example:

From: OPEC PROMO BOARD <promoresult@opec.org>
Reply-To: opec-claimsdpt@w.cn
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:27:07 +0800 (MYT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOUR EMAIL WAS EMERGE IN THIS YEAR OPEC EMAIL PROMO


Dear Email Owner,


This is to notify you about the online email promotion that was carried out by THE ORGANIZATION OF THE PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC), which was conducted here in London. We wish to formally inform you that your email ID has been confirmed as one of the lucky emails that has won for you the sum of =A31,000,000.00 GBPs. cash prize.

Kindly be informed that the selection process was carried out through a random selection in our Computerized Email Selection System (E.S.S.) from a database of over a million Email addresses in the world. Each Email was attached to a ticket number and your email address was also attached with ticket number: C55T24 and serial number: CT/556543450906 which was randomly selected as the star prizewinner amongst other consolation prize winners.

Further More, note that all modalities to ease the claim of your prize has been made possible by the OPEC LOTTERY BOARD, kindly fill the verification form below and send it to our prize release department for formal verification and release of your cash prize to you as soon as possible.

For you to collect your prizes, kindly fill out the verification form below and send it to our claims department through this contact.

Name Mr. Williams King,
Phone number +44-703-198-8754
Fax: +44-206-202-2959
E-mail: (opec-claimsdpt@w.cn)

Stating your receipt of this notification. He has been mandated to offer you Assistance and facilitate the urgent payment of you winning fund.

VERIFICATION/FUND PROCESSING FORM

NAME:
ADDRESS:
COUNTRY:
OCCUPATION:
PERSONAL PHONE:
OFFICE PHONE:
HOME PHONE:
FAX:
AGE:
SEX:
MARITAL STATUS:

The above information shall be forwarded to our paying bank for verification and immediate release of your fund to your nominated bank account.

Congratulations once more, and keep trust in us.

Yours truly,
Mrs. Edina Green
PROMOTION MANAGER/CO-ORDINATOR


THE OPEC INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION COPYRIGHT =A92008.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam