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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 about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • ngope_bernard@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "global lottery" <globalmega_lottery1@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 07:36:53 +0000
Subject: CONGRATUATION FOR YOUR WINNIG

DESK OF MR. NGOPE BERNARD
PAYMENT MANAGER
NATIONAL LOTTERY ORG.

ATTN:  ,

I am in receipt of your mail.
 
The national lottery organization in conjunction with the South Africa world cup 2010 bid wish to congratulate you for your lucky winning.
Well after the verification of the mentioned name and numbers we found out that you are the right winner, you are therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of US$2,000.000.00 in cash to be transferred to your nominated account.
 Meanwhile we ask that you keep this winning award strictly confidential until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous act by the participants of this program.
You are required to fill the forms and return to enable the organizers verify and approve your winning payout.
Thanks
 
Mr. NGOPE Bernard
ABSA BANK MANAGER
Tel:00277 816 000 18
Email  ngope_bernard@yahoo.com

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam