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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • raymondoug10@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MARK DANIEL <markdaniel100@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 01:45:08 +0200
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION

MIME-Version: 1.0

Content-Type: text/html

Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 01:08:48 +0200 (CEST)



FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGER,

URBAN LOTTO INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.

REF NO: 15/0018/IPD

BATCH NO: EGS/ 22504002/04.





ATTN: WINNER,



RE: FINAL AWARD NOTIFICATION.



We are pleased to inform you, that as a result of our RECENT

LOTTERY DRAWS HELD on the 5th September 2006.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:085-12876077-09 with serial number:51390-0 drew lucky numbers:03-05-12-14-38 which consequently won in the 5th category you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLAR) in cash credited to file with. REF: s.EGS/3662367114/13.



Note that all participants in this lottery program have been selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 Officials and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from all search engines and web sites,from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa, as part of our International Promotions Program.



This promotional program takes place every year, and is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei,Bill Gates of microsoft inc and other corporate organizations.This is to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.



Your fund is now deposited with UNION MARCHANT BANK and insured in your name For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have been processed and your money remitted to your account.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some articipants.



We look forward to your active participation in our next 4 million dollars slot. To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact your claims agent through our accredited Prize Transfer agents as stated below:



REV.DR RAYMOND DOUGLAS

Email: raymondoug10@yahoo.co.uk

Phone:+011-234-806-093-3441.



When you contact him, please provide him with your secret BATCH

NNUBER,SERIAL NUMBER.You are also advised to provide him with the under listed

information as soon as possible:



1. Name in full_________________________________

2. Address______________________________________

3. Nationality__________________________________

4. Age__________________________________________

5. Occupation___________________________________

6. Phone/Fax____________________________________



All winnings must be claimed not later than one month After the

date of this notice.Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore,should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.



Congratulations!!! once more and thank you for being part of our

romotional program.



Sincerely,

MR. MARK DANIEL.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam