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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:
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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: eric anderson <eric_anderson02@yahoo.ca>
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 05:14:08 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: PRIZE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION.


ERIC ANDERSON & Associates Euro Afro Lottery Rep
Solicitors, Conveyancers & Notary Public
Tele: 27: 73 588 22 13
Attn: VICTIMNAME

CONGRATULATIONS

Thanks for your mail.As you suppose to have been made to understand this is Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake Lottery International.This organisation has been existing for the past twelve years now and has been conducting this draws Anually.Your e-mail address was among the lucky winners of the 3rd international Category of the draws this year.

You have therefore been approved for a Lump-Sum Payout
of US$1,200,000.00 (One Million, two hundred thousand USD), in Cash credited to file with REF NO: SNI/8033113427/04 and BATCH NO: 44/4107F82/IZ. This is from total prize one of US$24,000,000.00 shared among 20 winners in this category.

I write to inform you that we have also received your information regarding your winning notification from our head office Euro-Afro Lottery Company UK. As you
are one of the luck winners in this Category.

Regards to the claim of your fund, I therefore request you as a matter of urgency to furnish me with the following information which will help me to file an
application of claim to the bank for the immediate approval transfer of your claim.

1.Your Names in full,
2.Your winning information you received from the
lottery company.
3.Your bank account details where you would like your winning fund to be transfer.
4. Your personal tel/fax numbers,
5.Your residential Address

As soon as all the requested details are received, I will therefore write a letter of claim on your behalf and submit it to the ABSA Bank for approval release of your winning fund. And once this is done the bank will contact you for verification.

Finally, call me for more advice and clarification
Sincerely,
Barr. ERIC ANDERSON. (Esq



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