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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:
  • "claim 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!

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:49:25 +0100
Subject: Winning Notifications




Congratulation. You have won (=3FGBP 500,000.00 Five Hundred Thousand Great =
Britain Pounds) Ref: BTD/968/05 , winning No: 24/2/6/37/15/45 with a ticke=
t number: B9665 75604546 199 in the just concluded draw held to promote So=
uth African 2010 World Cup,=20

=20

DELIVERY AGENT CONTACT NFORMATION:=20

Name: MR SISULU LUCKY=20

Email: world.cup97@live.com [mailto:world.cup97@live.com]
cupworld01@live.com [mailto:cupworld01@live.com]=20

Tell: 00 27- 73-9664740=20

Fax# 00 27-865181239=20

Address: Universal Building,=20
132 - 133 Park Hurst Balfour - Unite 1440 Johannesburg,=20
Gauteng 2001 South Africa.=20

=20

Please call your claim Agent MR. SISULU LUCKY . Email: ( world.cup97@live.=
com [mailto:world.cup97@live.com] OR TEL: +00 27- 73-9664740=20

Give your agent this info:=20

YOUR FULL NAME:=20
AGE:=20
SEX=20
OCCUPATION=20
PERMANENT ADDRESS:=20
COUNTRY:=20
CITY:=20
POSTAL CODE=20
FAX=20
MOBILE=20
WINNING E-MAIL=20
AMOUNT WON=20
TICKET NO:=20
REFRENCE NO:=20

=20

Yours Sincerely,=20

=20

Mrs Sandra Nzama=20

=20

(Zonal coordinator)


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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam