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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",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)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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: Malaysia International Lottery <malaysia.chan@live.com.my>
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:54:51 +0800
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MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
PRIZE RELEASE CENTRE
SURIA KLCC 4.12 FLOOR 96,
50450 JALAN AMPANG,
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Dear Winner,

Congratulations on your win in the STARWIN LOTTO - MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.Your E-mail address attached to Star Win Online Ticket email draw, Ticket No:34-50-01-25-10, Reference No:TUR/1611/77/07,Batch No:73/7112/EsD,and
Serial No:14-83-43-44-08, that was held on the 13th Of April 2010.YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WON FOR YOU THE SUM OF Great Britian Pounds 1,000,000 ONLY.
All participantswere selected randomly from World Wide through computer draw system.

To proceed with the prize released of you winnings, you are expected to fill the below form.
On receipt of the form, your filled information will be forwarded to the courier company here
malaysia for your winning cheque delivery.

Winning prize are paid out via direct wire transfer, which will be conducted by the payout bank.
Please fill out the form below.

VERIFICATION FORM FOR PRIZE RELEASE
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
FULL NAMES:____________________________________
SEX:___________________________________________
AGE:___________________________________________
NATIONALITY:___________________________________
COMPLETE ADDRESS:______________________________
PHONE CONTACT:_________________________________
COUNTRY:_______________________________________
OCCUPATION:____________________________________

Once the complete form is received, further instructions to claim prize will be given to you.

Regards,
Brain Chan
STARWIN LOTTO - MALAYSIA LOTTERY
_________________________________________________________________
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