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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:
  • "million british pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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: "vlynmoore@terra.es" <vlynmoore@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 20:20:38 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: LN:02,18,25,34,45(31)









ORBIT WORLD LOTTERY
Monmouth House 40 Artillery Lane,London,E1 7LS







ONLINE CYBER LOTTERY NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the online cyber lotto
Draws of the Orbit World Lottery Draws has been released, Your Email Has won you a prize for the Winning Lucky Number 02,18,25,34,45(31) in our Lotto Extra Draws series. In our last meeting it was agreed by our management team that there should be Draws by email for winning numbers not redeemable by tickets (Lotto Extra Draws).The Draw is to compensate Internet user's active emails.

To facilitate this Draws, we used computer auto-generated emails for
which your email emerged winner for the above listed numbers. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our uropean,Amsterdan and Africa booklet representative office in their various claim center as
indicated in our lottery . In view of this, your 2,000,000.00(Two Million British Pounds Sterlings)would be released to you by our affiliate bank in UK,Amasterdan and Africa Payment CenterOur agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him.

Hence you are eligible for the prize of Two Million Pound Sterling.
Please contact the under listed Fiduciary Coordinator as soon as possible for processing of your claim:


Mrs. Vlyn Moore

Payment Coordinator.
Email: certificationcenter@orbitvictory.com

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your Winning Lucky Number 02,18,25,34,45(31) as the subject of your email, you are required to keep this award to yourself, especially your Particulars, until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you.






Further updates will be given to you upon receipt of the above mentioned information. We warn against double claim of winning. Therefore you are advised tokeep your winning confidential.

Accept our congratulations.

N.B.: This prize MUST be claimed before 180 days of the Draws. Remember to quote your winning numbers in your correspondence with our iduciary Officer.

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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam