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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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!
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +31623106984 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • rodthompson222@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Sponsor Loterij <sponsorloterij@sponsorloterij.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:07:37 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: PROMOTION AWARD NOTIFICATION


PROMOTION AWARD NOTIFICATION
ATTENTION
We are delighted to notify you of the result of the SPONSOR LOTERIJ AMSTERDAM quarterly award program. In accordance with the world lottery ordnance, you authorized as an official lottery prize winner to immediately file in for your claims upon receipt of this mail.
This is an online promotional program organized by SPONSOR LOTERIJ AMSTERDAM A total number of various individual email addresses and companies alike were entered for the Free Lotto Automatic Subscription Ticket Game. Details were submitted by international email service providers/marketing companies including public service providers strictly for this exercise. No ticket was sold.
Bear in mind that prizes will strictly be remitted to winners that officially file in for their claims within the given time frame. To begin your claim process, you are advised to immediately contact our program coordinator with the details below.
MR. ROD THOMPSON
EURO ACCREDITED AGENT
Tel: +31 623 106 984
Email: rodthompson222@netscape.net

Note that all winnings must be claimed within 10 working days from the date of this notification; any unclaimed prize will be returned to the treasury of the organizing firm as unclaimed prize.
(NB) You are to file in for the claim of Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($500,000.00) under category "A"

Here are your winning details:
Batch Number: LN-DN0TR764
Ticket Number: LN-TW09XV51
Ref Number: LN-883M09
Lucky Number: 554-20-501
Serial Number: LN/ERS
Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our quarterly promotional program.
Yours truly,
Sandra Smith

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam