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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • barristermoro@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: EURO PRIDE EMAIL LOTTERY <info_mowilliamschambersltd@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 03:35:25 +0200
Subject: EURO PRIDE EMAIL LOTTERY AWARD




UK Roger Needham Building
7 JJ Thomson Ave
Cambridge CB3 0FB
UNITED KINGDOM
REFERENCE NUMBER:UK/839030X2/14
BATCH NUMBER:065/088/XY24
TICKET NUMBER:023-1111-790-458
Attention Sir/Madam,


We happily announce to you the Euro Pride Email lottery draw of the
Lottery International programs held in the UK on 31TH, MAY. 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to the lucky winning no numbers below:19,
25, 28, 39, 41, 44, which subsequently won you the lottery bonus drawa.You
have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
$2,500,000(Two million and five hundred thousand dollar) .

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent the legal department email below:
BARR.MORO WILLIAMS
Email: barristermoro@netscape.net

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
names, your country, your private Telephone and fax number, your
reference/batch numbers,age,Occupation,sex,Marital Status etc in any
correspondences with us or our designated agent. Congratulations once.

Sincerely
Co-ordinator
Richard K. Lloyd.

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam