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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:
  • "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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)
Reply-To: morganryan71@yahoo.in
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:59:28 +0530 (IST)
Subject: CLAIMS NOTIFICATION


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: ryanmorggans@yahoo.in



- Dear sir,the Parliament has finally resolved and agreed to release your fund valued at $15.5M to you, being your GLOBAL INHERITANCE WELFARE FUND which you won alongside four others. All participants were selected through a computer/mail balloting system drawn from thousands of E-mail addresses across the globe as part of our international promotions programme which is conducted annually.This programme was sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies and also the British Government as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities of commonwealth.Your name was attached to ticket number; 675061725 9356460902, Serial Number 67749137002.This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 2-9-23-35-46 bonus number 14, which consequently won the fund programme in the second category.You are hereby having been approved a lump sum pay of $15,500,000.00 (FIFTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS !!!) in cash credit file ref: Uk/9420x2/68 from the total cash prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this category.Your prize money will be released to you from our affiliated bank here in London. However, due to mix up of some numbers and names,you are advised to keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated bank. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this programme by some participants. Send your full name, Address,Phone number and Banking information to claim your fund - RYAN MORGAN (Director Fund Clearance Unit).

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam