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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • agentdavid_morret@yahoo.co.uk
  • davidmorret2006@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "becky aaron" <mrsbeck101@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 19:14:02 -0700
Subject: SEASONAL WINNING..................................BONUS2006!!!

FREE LOTTERY PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS

PROMOTIONS/PRIZE WARD DEPT

9 Chaucer House

Churchill gardens

London, SW1V 3DW

United Kingdom.

RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION..........CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL

LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING

BOARD held on the 30TH of December,2005.

Due to  the mix up of numbers,the results were

released on the 3rd of January,2006. Your e-mail

address attached to ticket number: 4156189324 under

agent ID: 110 which subsequently won you the lottery

in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout

of 1,000,000.00 G.B.P (Pound Sterlings) in cheque

drawn

in your favour as beneficiary and covered with HIGH

INSURANCE POLICY.

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that

you keep your winning information confidential until

your claims has been processed and your money remitted

to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid

double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program

by some participants.

All participants were selected through a computer

ballot system drawn from only Microsoft users from

over 20,000.00 companies and 3,000,000 individual

email addresses and names from all over the world.

To begin your lottery claim, please contact our agent

below that have been appointed for the processing of

your claim with the email address below:

          CONTACT NAME: David Morret

          CITY/ COUNTRY: London, United Kingdom.

                            FAX: 0044-870-4781-865    

                            EMAIL:agentdavid_morret@yahoo.co.uk

                                        davidmorret2006@netscape.net

You are also advised to provide him with the under

listed information

as soon as possible:

1. Name in full

2. Address

3. Nationality

4. Age

5. Occupation

6. Phone/Fax

Note that all winning must be claimed not later than

2 weeks of receiving this notification. After this

date

all unclaimed, funds will be included in the next

stake.

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and

complications please remember to quote your WINNING

NUMBER and AGENT NUMBER in all correspondence.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do

inform our agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff

and thank you for being part of our promotional

program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically

disqualified.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Becky Aaron.

==============================================

Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the

winners

will result to disqualification.

This E-mail message (including attachments, if any) is

intended for the use of the individual or entity to

which it is addressed and may contain Information that

is privileged, proprietary, confidential and exempted

from disclosure.

If you are not the intended recipient, you are

notified

that any dissemination, distribution or copying of

this

communication is strictly prohibited.

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