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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.
• 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.
  • worldlottomaas@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • lottomaas@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Clifford Lange <lottomaas@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: worldlottomaas@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 15:19:32 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION !!!

























































































































EWORLD INT'L E-LOTTERY PROGRAM
Hellene Weigel Platz 1
12681 Berlin

Ref. Number: 87K4/336/T071/006
Batch Numbe: 468911521-Bc87

Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the EWORLD INT'L

E-LOTTERY PROGRAM 2006.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 27522465896 6433 with
serial number 3772-554 drew lucky numbers 942-20-23-28-45 which
consequently won in category 2E, you have therefore been approved for a

lump sum pay out of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S. DOLLARS.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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 claims and unwarranted abuse

of this program by some participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from over Twenty Million companies and Thirty Million individual email
addresses from all over the world. This promotional program takes place
every three years.

This lottery was promoted and sponsored by software companies and
eminent personalities, we hope with part of your winning, you will take

part in our next three years Fifty million USD International Promotion
lottery.

To claim your winning, please contact Dr. ChukwunyeEgo the coordinator
EWORLD INT'L E-LOTTERY PROGRAM with the following information only on

this E-mail address: worldlottomaas@yahoo.com Or lottomaas@yahoo.com

(1) FULL NAME OF BENEFICIARY:
(2) REFERENCE NUMBER: (3) COUNTRY: (4)AGE: (5) SEX: (6) OCCUPATION: (7)
TELEPHONE NUMBER:

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Yours faithfully,
Clifford Lange
Secretary.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam