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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.
• 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.
  • payingbanksl@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: hellen@hellen7.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 15:21:12 +0100 (CET)
Subject: KINDLY ACKNOWLEDGE.


KINDLY ACKNOWLEDGE.
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION
http://loteria.com/once.php
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws held on (30th NOVEMBER, 2006) by ONCE Your email was among the 6 Lucky winners who won 1,000,000.00 (One Million EUROS) each in the THE ONCE PROMO.

Consequently,you have therefore been approved a MEGA JACK POT of 1,000,000.00
euro (One million,euro) only.
The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:
(i) Result winning numbers 2-5-0-4-9
(ii) email ticket number: FL754/22/76
(iii) Lotto code number: PDP98643JK
(iv) The file Ref number: LV/07/02955166/SU
To immediately claim your prize,contact the claim/paying Bank below.
LOTERIA TRUST AGENCY S.L
MR PAUL VANFRANT
C/ARROYO DE LAMIEL
28007 MADRID ESPANA
WEBSITE:WWW.
CAJAMADRID.ES
TEL:0034646468264
EMAIL:payingbanksl@aim.com
The above claim bank will assist you in the processing and remittance of your prize funds
to you,note not later than one week After this date if you do not contact and process your winning prize, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection machine.
Due to possible mix up of some numbers and email contacts, we ask that you keep this ward strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by some participants of this program.
When contacting him, You are also advised to provide him with the under listed
information as soon as possible:
CLAIMS REQURIEMENTS:
1.Name in full
2.Address
3.Nationality
4.Age
5.Sex
6.Occupation
7Phone/Fax
8.Present Country
Accept our hearty congratulations once again!

Best Regard
MRS HELLEN MORGAN,
Management.
http://loteria.com/once.php

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam