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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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 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.
- info0lotto0winners0co0za@googlemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "www.db.com" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info0lotto0winners0co0za@googlemail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 19:49:01 +0100
Subject: The U.K. National Lottery

The U.K. National Lottery
12 Bridge Street,
Staines Middlesex TW18 4TP
United Kingdom.
National Lottery & Prem Bond Results
ns&i Bond results for November 2009

TICKET NUMBER: 38JZ040498

Dear Winner

This mail is to notify you that this email address was randomly
selected and entered into our free Third Category draws. You subsequently
emerged a winner and therefore entitled to substantial amount of £ 100,000.00
Pounds (One hundred thousand Pounds Sterling only).
For further information, kindly confirm receipt of this email,
by forwarding Your Details as states below to our claims department on

Email:info0lotto0winners0co0za@googlemail.com

INFORMATION REQUESTED:
(a) Your full Name:
(b) Contact address:
(c) Your Telephone and fax
(d) Your Age:
(e) Your occupation:
(f) Your country of origin:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/money/article363789.ece?CMP=KNC-powersearchSEM1&HBX_OU=50&HBX_PK=lottery

Scroll down to ns&i Bond results for October 2009 !
YOUR SECURITY FILE REFERENCE NUMBER IS UKL/K5998/U4. (keep personal).
Remember, your winning must be claimed not later than
(ONE MONTH OF NOTIFICATION).
Award Notification Team
UK GAMING HOUSE

Do not hesitate to contact this office via telephone or email if the need arises.
Congratulations once again,

Miss. Camille Parker
Claims Department
The .UKNL
info0lotto0winners0co0za@googlemail.com

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. Please be warned !!!
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