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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:

• 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: monica simth <agentmonicasmith@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 23:53:38 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CLAIMS PROCESSIN FORM


BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS
28 TANFIELD ROAD
CROYDON LONDON

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This form is valid for only those who have won the BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL. Fill in the required fields in the space provided below. No field should be left blank, because your particulars are needed for record purposes.
NOTE : IT IS REQUIRED YOU CLICK THE REPLY BUTTON BEFORE FILLING OUT THIS FORM, AS ALL INPUTED DATA MAY BE LOST UPON OUR RECEPTION. IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR BROWSER SETTING DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM e.g html program, YOU ARE TO SEND THE REQUIRED DATA IN PLAIN TEXT FORMAT.




Please fill in the appropriate information in the space below:



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WINNER'S CLAIM FORM







WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA







First Name.: [input] *







Middle Name.: [input]



Last Name.: [input] *




Gender.: MaleFemale




Month Of Birth.: MonthJanuaryFebuaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember



Day: Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031



Year: [input]




Marital Status.: SingleMarriedDivorced



Nationality.: [input] *



Religion.: [input]



Occupation.: [input]







Address 1.: [input] *



Address 2.: [input]



City.: [input] *



State/Province.: [input] *



Zip Code.: [input] *




Mobile phone No.: [input] *



House Phone No.: [input] *



Fax No.: [input]



Email Address.: [input] * eg. username@domainname.com




WINNING INFORMATION



Batch Number.: [input] *



Serial Number.: [input] *



Refrence Number.: [input] *







This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is a valid particulars of me. Yes: [input] No: [input]












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BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
COPYRIGHT © 2006 ALL RIGHT RESERVED






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