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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:
- ",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)
- "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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- free.lotto@hushmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: deosamtse@education.gov.bt
Reply-To: <office.freelotto@nokiamail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:00:57 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

FROM: GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED
LOTTERY PROMOTERS.
FREELOTTO AFFILIATED OFFICE U.K,

NOTIFICATION OF WINNING

We are pleased to inform you of the release of the recent results of
the FREELOTTO INTERNATIONAL EMAIL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the 2nd of
october 2012. You were entered as dependent clients with: Reference
SerialNumber:F2-003-036 and Batch number FR/45-300-07. Your emailaddress
attached to the ticket number: 22-43-6-9-28-26 that draw the lucky
winning number.You have been approved for a payment of â‚¬150,000.00
(Hundred and fifty thousand euros) in cash credited to file reference
number: TFR/9900034943/JPT.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly
fromWorld Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from
over 100,000
unions, associatons and co-oporate bodies that are listed online.This
email promotion takes place every month. Please note that your lucky
winning number falls
within our European booklet representative office in Europe as
indicated in your play coupon.

In view of this, your â‚¬150,000.00 (Hundred and fifty thousand euros)
would be released to you by our payment office in United Kingdom. our
partner bank will take care of you with your prize once you will
contacted. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential till your claim is processed and your money
remitted to you.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program,Pleasebe warned.click on the website
link below to view the photo page of some of our recent lucky winners.
http://www.freelotto.com/ThisWeeksWinners.asp FreeLotto Winning Draw
Results for 26th september,2012.

â‚¬50,000.00: 4-5-34-41-3-37
â‚¬100,000.00 : 2-27-22-47-16-21
â‚¬150,000.00: 22-43-6-9-28-26
Monthly Jackpot $2,000,000.00: 54-20-17-52-34-30
Super Bucks $10,000,000.00 : 37-2-48-41-46- 25-43

Please contact our partner bank to initiate the procedure retait gain.

We let you contact details of the bank:

BRIDGE BANK GROUP (lottery department)
Address: 01 BP 21005
Abidjan 01 Ivory Coast
TEL: (225) 09424675
Fax: (225) 23000460
E-mail: bridge.bank@ovi.com

Please provide them with the information below so that he can start the
procedure.

1.Name in its entirety.
2.Address.
3.Nationality.
4.Age.
5.Occupation.
No 6.Phone
7.Present Country.
8.Fax [optional].
9.Email address.
10.Sex.

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The freelotto internet draw is held every month and is so organized to
encourage the use of the internet and computer worldwide. We are proud
to say
that over 400 millions U.S Dollars are won annually in more than 118
countries Worldwide.
Warning!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be using
Free Lotto addresses, but are not from The Free Lotto. PLEASE REPORT
IMMEDIATELY
TO: free.lotto@hushmail.com

Once again congratulations.

Sincerely,
Kevin J. Aronin
Chairman & CEO Copyright Â© 1995-2012 The FREELOTTO National Lottery
Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
N: You are advised to keep your winning strictly confidential until
your winning is processed and received by you. This is to avoid double
claiming which could lead to disqualification.

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