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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • europeansloto@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • nationalagency11@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: nationallawyers@netscape.net <nationalagency15@netscape.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 05:21:55 +0100
Subject: YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERY 1.5 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS

END OF THE YEAR MICROSOFT GLOBAL LOTTERY PROMOTION AWARD !!! YOUR EMAIL
ADDRESS HAS WON $ 1,5000,000.00 USD.
CONTACT OUR CLAIMS OFFICE AT: europeansloto@netscape.net

FROM THE DESK OF THE COORDINATOR [MICROSOFT GLOBAL EMAIL LOTTERY]
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
Ref. Number: 246/78/40056
Batch Number: 538901527-BC722

Dear lucky winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Our Global Email Lottery program held on the 18th
NOVEMBER, 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 71111465800-6411 with serial number 6772-511 drew
lucky numbers 8-12-88-44-3548 which consequently won in the 1st category, you have therefore been
approved for the sum of $ 1,5000, 000.00 USD (One Million five hundred thousands United States
Dollars).

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, 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 claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 29,000 companies and
30,000,000 individual email addresses from across the Globe as part of our International Promotions
Program. This program takes place every three years. We hope with part of your winning you will take
part in our next USD 70 million international lottery.
To file for your claim, please contact our claims office:
=====================================
DR. PETER JAAPS (MICROSOFT CLAIMS OFFICE)
34 KIKKERSTRAAT, Amsterdam-Netherlands.
Tel: (31) 629 593 750
FAX. (31) 847-465 672
E-Mail: nationalagency11@netscape.net
=====================================
Note: For easy reference and identification, find below your reference and Batch numbers. Remember to
quote these numbers in every one of your correspondence with your claims office, also indicate your
country and city.
Ref. Number: 246/78/40056
Batch Number: 538901527-BC722
Congratulations once more from our members of staff, and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.

Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Victoria Baker
Lottery Coordinator.


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This e-mail is confidential and privileged. Please do not copy, disclose or distribute information in this
e-mail: to do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are under the age of 18 kindly inform our
claim office that this message has gone astray before deleting it. Thank you for your co-operation.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam