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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "transfer of your funds" (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!

Fraud email example:

From: Pee Software <peesoftware@o2.pl>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:25:47 +0100
Subject: You won five hundred thousand USD!

WINNING NOTIFICATION
PEE SOFTWARE INC.
SWEEPSTAKES DIVISION.
4 NEW ELLAND PARK
WARSAW,POLAND.

Dear Winner,
Congratulations!
With utmost joy, we are pleased to inform you of the result of the pee
Software Inc. promo draws held on the 6th December 2006 which drew a cash prize of $500,000.00.
Your e-mail address attached to Ticket/Code number 0087411652337 with claim/reference number
085093785/06 drew these lucky numbers 007-49746-041-764-64-2091, which consequently won in the
1st category. You have been approved to receive a cash prize of $500,000.00 (Five hundred thousand
USD).

Be advised that due to incessant mix up in cash prize transfer to previous
winners, we advise that you keep your winning information confidential until your claim has been
processed and released to you. This security measure is crucial; its a measure put in place to avoid
double claims, transfer and unwarranted abuse of this program by other participants.
METHOD OF SELECTING WINNERS:
participants were selected anonymously through a private ballot system
(computer ballot) from over 35,000 companies and 70,000 individual e-mail addresses
all over the world. At the final draw your e-mail address emerged as the winner
of our last jackpot.

This is promotional program takes place bi-annually as a means of promoting
our rapidly growing computer software company and also to reward
some individuals and corporations who have devoted their time and resources
surfing the world wide web (www) with their email addresses.And it is
promoted and sponsored by Winning.com and the telecom giant O2.
Remember, all winnings must be claimed not later than 7 working days from
today.

After the expiration of that time frame, if your funds are unclaimed, itwill be refunded to us and included in
our next draws.

Lastly, in order to avoid unnecessary delays/complications with the transfer
of your funds to you, please always remember to quote your Code number in all
correspondence with our paying bank (Rabo Bank-The Netherlands.
Furthermore,should there be any change of your present address, please notify us immediately so we can
makethe appropriate adjustment.

Congratulations from the management and staff of Pee Software, Winning.com
&O2
-----------------------------------------------------
Kindly, immediately, contact our Paying Bank (Rabo Bank-The Netherlands) for
your payment advice.
Send them following e-mail:
I ..................................
with e-mail address:...............
contact address:....................
Ticket and code number:................,..........................
the winner of the Pee Software, Winning.com & O2 lottery promotion
cash prize of $500,000.00. Kindly advise me with details of the process of
the transfer of my cash prize within the next 7-working days.
Contact details of our Paying Bank:

Contact person: Arthur Singer
Payment officer
Rabo Bank,
E-mail:clientservices@BankersMail.com
Telefax:+31 847 1717 49
Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Congratulations.
Yours in services,
Rosemary Daniel
(Lottery Coordinator)

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam