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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:
- "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:
- They don't notify winners by email.
- You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
- They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
- They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
- They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
- They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
- 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.
- robertlau_private@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: TOYOTA CHINA PROMOTION <robertlau77@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2012 03:38:45 +0000
Subject: REPLY URGENTLY FROM TOYOTA JUMBO DRAW ASIA
TOYOTA JUMBO DRAW ASIA
FOREIGN SERVICES MANAGER,
ASIA PACIFIC CHINA
Customer Service
Ref: MC/7146x4/99
Batch: 132/756/4007
PAYMENT TO MAKE BY ATM CARD ONLY AND BANK WIRE
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Due to the Recent problem related to our product we have decided to promote our new Camry
to reconfirm our stand to the recent fault in our brakes and Malfuntional parts in our product
As
part of this promotional statue we select you as a beneficiary of our
Toyota Camry latest edition and a sum of usd500.000.00 that will paid to
your by swift card payment system
Our promotion council have
decided to help stimulate the world economy by email balloting of
people that have email in the internet by random selection
and your email is among the sale
your
promotion council have decided to help stimulate the world economy by
email balloting of people that have email in the internet by random
selection
and your email is among the selected email and you are qualify to receive the lump sum of usd500,000,00
And
due to fraud associated with this type of promotion we have instructed
all payment to be made through ATM card payment so that all winners
will be able to
to receive their fund in their country and use the ATM to withdraw it from any ATM in their respective countries
your winning fall into china agent section
TO CLAIM CONTACT
ROBERT LAU
.Name in full:
2.Address:
3.Nationality:
4.Age:
5.Occupation:
6.Telephone Number:
7.Present Country:
8.Email address:
Send above information in your correspondences with your claims agent.
ROBERT LAU
here is there email addresses reply to them @
robertlau_private@hotmail.com
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