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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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 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.
  • agentcalvin2@winning.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • claims_agentt2@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:49:07 -0400
Subject: !!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!

YAHOO MSN AWARDS has sent you a message on ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM

YAHOO! MSN (WINDOWS LIVE) AWARD
124 Stockport Road, Longsight,
Manchester M60 2DB -
United Kingdom.

Esteemed Customer
Dear E-mail User,

THIS IS A GENUINE AWARD FROM YAHOO! MSN (WINDOWS LIVE) AWARDS PROGRAMMER BRINGING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT YOU HAVE THE SUM OF FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS STERLING (£485,000.00) IN THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW YAHOO! MAIL CLASSIC. YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IS AMONG THE SIX LUCKY WINNERS AFTER
CARRYING OUT THE ELECTRONIC BALLOTING SYSTEM (E.B.S) IN A RANDOM SELECTION METHOD YOUR E-MAIL AND NAME WAS SELECTED,


YOUR PAYMENT APPROVAL FILE HAS BEEN SENT TO UNITED KINGDOM
DUE TO THERE ARE THREE LUCKY WINNERS FROM THERE AND YOU WILL BE PAID AMONG WITH THEM,SIMULTANEOUSLY TO AVOID TOO MANY PROTOCOLS.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM

CONTACT CLAIMS AGENT: DR. CALVIN NELSON
E-MAIL: agentcalvin2@winning.com
claims_agentt2@yahoo.co.uk

YOUR IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS ARE:
BATCH NUMBER.....YBM-EBS-390AF
REF NUMBER........YBM-EBS-719AF
PIN NUMBER..YBM-EBS-798AF

FILL YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION:

FULL NAME..................
COUNTRY....................
CONTACT ADDRESS............
PHONE NUMBER................
MARITAL STATUS..............
OCCUPATION..................
AGE.........................
SEX.........................

KINDLY SEND YOUR IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS AND YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO DR.CALVIN NELSON THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS:(agentcalvin2@winning.com)IMMEDIATELY FOR THE ASSIGNED BANK TO PAY YOU.

NOTE: ANY PRIZE THAT IS NOT CLAIMED WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF RECEIVING THIS AWARD NOTIFICATION WILL BE CANCELED.

YOURS IN SERVICE,
MRS. Iliana Bazan
(ON BEHALF OF YAHOO MAIL)

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam