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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:
  • "million 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)
  • ",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.
  • +447035914196 (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.
  • dellclaimsoffice@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: hydropol@i.kiev.ua
Reply-To: dellclaimsoffice@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:23:21 +0200
Subject: A WONDERFUL MESSAGE FROM DELL

Muara Baru Ujung
Block D1-2. City,
Indonesia.

Ref: DL/9820X2/07
Batch: 084/06/ZY369

We happily announce to you the draw (#1004) of the Dell Computer Lottery Online Sweepstakes
International program held on the 11th of March 2009,of which you emerged a winner. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number:188 with Serial number: 5748/04 drew the lucky numbers.. which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category.You have therefore been approved to claim a
total sum of $1,000,000.00 (One Million US Dollars)in cash credited to file KTL/9123418308/03 All
participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions and corporate bodies listed online.This
promotion takes place annually for security reasons you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you
deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.Please be warned.

To file your claims, please contact our agent:

Mr Bo Lee
Dell Group Lottery
Email:dellclaimsoffice@yahoo.com
Tel:+447035914196

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional
program. Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Ms.Lina Chev,
Online coordinator.
(c) 2009 Dell Group Lottery Corporation

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam