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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • boyer_ruben64@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "belgium national lottery" <belgium_group014@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:37:03 -0500
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS: YOU WON 1,500,000.00.!!!

EuroMillions Awards International.
Hoge Wei 28, 2011 Zaventem,
Belgium.
EuroMillions is Affiliated to Belgium National
Lottery (BNL).

Sir/Madam,


CONGRATULATIONS: YOU WON 1,500,000.00.

We are pleased to inform you of the Lottery result of EuroMillions Awards
International, which was held on the 20th October, 2006.

Your e-mail address attached to e-ticket number:05-32-777--45-50 (09-0712) ,
with Reference Number : 11062858716 drew a prize of1,500,000.00 (One
Million,Five Hundred ThousandEuros). This lucky draw came first in the 2nd
Category of theSweepstake. You will receive the sum of 1,500,000.00
(OneMillion,Five Hundred Thousand Euros) from our authorized Paying Bank.

Because of some mix-up with sweepstake prizes,including the time limit
placed on the payment of Prizes Won in the different categories We strongly
advice that you keep all information about this prize confidential until
your Won-Prize 1,500,000.00 has been transferred to you by our approved
payingbank.

You must adhere to this instruction, strictly, toavoid any delay with the
release of your funds to your person as this program has been abused in
past, hence we are doing our best to forestall further occurrence of false
claims.

Your e-mail address attached to e-ticket number05-32-44-45-50 (01-07) was
selected and; it came outfirst by an e-ballot draw from over 250,000 e-mail
addresses (personal and corporate e-mail addresses).

Congratulations for becoming one of the few lucky
winners.

NOTE:With your permission, your e-mail will also be included in the next
sweepstake of 5Million.
You must claim your prize: 1,500,000.00 (OneMillion,Five Hundred Thousand
Euros)not later than7-days from the moment you receive this e-mail.In order
to avoid unnecessary delays with your claim from the bank; please contact
our appointed and accredited financial experts in holland who are vested
with the responsibility of ensuring that all winners have their winnings
duly verified/processed and notarised,for clearance andtranfers
authorisation be obtained in your favour to have our bankers tranfers your
prize to your account without delays.

Here is the contact information:
Atlas Financial Bv, Amsterdam.
Contact Person and Claim agent: Mr. Boyer Ruben.
Tel:/Fax: 0031-847-304-770
Email: boyer_ruben64@excite.com.

Congratulations.
Odieno Van Gladwell (Ms.) CPA.
Lottery Co-ordinator.
Note:There is a deadline for claims of prizes and at
that date all unclaimed prizes would be returned as
unclaimed and your winning cancelled.

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