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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:

• 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:
  • "greater london" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +447045782765 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • united_nations_fundsrelease@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "prpandey" <prpandey@npcnepal.gov.np>
Reply-To: mrowen_smith@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:49:28 +0545
Subject: United Kingdom Department of Humanitarian Affairs



United Nations Trust Funds
United Kingdom Department of Humanitarian Affairs
Baley House, Har RoadSutton, Greater London SM1 4te.United Kingdom.

Congratulations Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Six Hundred And
Fifty Thousand Five hundred Great British Pound Sterlings(£650,500.00)for
this year 2008 Lottery promotion which is organized by United Nations
Organization.

United Nations Organization, collects all the email addresses of the
people that are active online,among the millions that subscribed to the
Internet.we only select five people every Year as our winners through
electronic balloting System without the winner applying,we congratulate
you
for being one of the people selected.

These are your identification numbers:
Batch number.....................UNO 09102XN
Reff number.......................UNO 35447XN
Winning number...................UNO 09788XN
These numbers fall within your Location file, you are requested to contact
the event manager/Claims Department, send your winning identification
numbers and fill the verification form below,to enable him verify your
claims.

1.FULL NAMES OF DONATION BENEFICIARY:
2.RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
3.DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:
4.WINNING EMAIL:
5.PHONE/FAX NUMBERS:
6.NAME AND ADDRESS OF NEXT OF KIN:
7.SEX:
8.OCCUPATION:
9.MARITAL STATUS:
10.NATIONALITY:
Our corresponding office in united kingdom will give details on
how your funds would be remitted to you.Do contact our payment office
immediately with the informations below.


A Scanned copy of a valid identification card should also be
attached(either anInternational passport or Driver's License) and send
with the listed information for claims of your won prize.

******************************
Payment Officer:Mr. Owen Smith.
Phone Number:+44 70457 82765
Email:united_nations_fundsrelease@hotmail.com

Regards,
Mr Ban Ki-moon.
(UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL)

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam