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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:

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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "part of our security protocols" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "claimingmanager@one.co.il" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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: WINNING/AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION <lotteryawardcompanyofice@one.co.il>
Reply-To: claimingmanager@one.co.il
Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2010 05:24:04 -0800 (PST)
Subject: !!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!

UNITED KINGDOM IN COLABRATION WITH GOLD MINING COMPANY.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD MILLION INT & NATIONAL
LOTTERY PROMOTION OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO,12th AVENUE
KWAME
NKRUMAH 01 BP .

VISIT THE WEBSITE .(
www.acculotto.com )

                              WINNER i WINNER ii WINNER
iii
We are pleased to inform
you of the result of the INTERNATIONAL POOLS LOTTERY RAFFLE DRAW International
programs held on the ( 19TH OF NOVEMBER 2010
). Your e-mail address was attached to the
following.

Ticket Number: 6325698-44596-222

Serial Number:
410-32659
Draw
lucky
Numbers:
4014-236985744-596

Which consequently won in
the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved for lump sum payment of
($2.5 Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars)

!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Due to mix up of
some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your wining information
confidential until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your
bank account.

This is part of our
security protocols to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some participants, All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from over 20,000 company and 30,000, individual's email
addresses from all over the world.

For your information on how you will start
processing and remittance of your wining prize
money
to your designated account of your choice.

Please contact the
claiming manager stated below to receive your winning Money
immediately:.

Claiming Manager Name: Mr.
Omar Abdul Samad.

Email:(  claimingmanager@one.co.il
)

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than ( 10TH OF DECEMBER 2010
) .After this duration, all funds will be returned to the Ministry of
Economic Affairs as unclaimed. Furthermore, should there be any change of your
address, do inform your claims officer as soon as
possible.

Congratulations again from
all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions
program.

We wish you continued good
fortunes.
Best
regards.
The
Management,
Lottery
Organisation.

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