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

Fraud email example:

From: "I.P.A.D.F_AWARD NOTIFICATION" <aclaimoffice1@aim.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:48:25 +0100
Subject: REF:AD/GU22/66/06.NH. ( Mrs.Mariah Dicken) Award Notification

INTERNATIONAL PRIZE/AWARD DEPARTMENT
FREE LOTTO AWARD
(www.freelotto.com)

YOUR REF:AD/GU22/66/06.NH.
BATCH: 19/018/IHV /NL
FINAL NOTICE

Attn:a.b.vaneeken,
We are happy to inform you of the result of the free lotto programs held on (Jan 22, 2007) your email
address were attached to one of the ten winning TICKET NUMBER (476-095) - with GAME NUMBER
214-07-86) and also with SERIAL NUMBER 6554209-ANL/06. which consequently won in the 2nd
category,You are therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of €1,000,000.00 (One Million Euro).

CONGRATULATIONS!!

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system from our sponsors databases, including
over 5,000 companies and 20,000 individual E-mail addresses and names submitted by our agents
drawn from Asia, Africa, Europe, North And South America, Oceania and around the world. To file for
your urgent claim, please contact our affiliate agent.

MR.DANNY BROWN
FREE LOTTERY AGENCY
Haarlem the Netherlands

Tel:0031-620-912-112
Fax:0031-847-536-829
E-mail:aclaimoffice@aim.com

It is part of our security procedure to avoid double claiming and to minimize identification difficulties
advise you to keep this information confidential until your claim is processed successfully and to avoid
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants and all winnings must be claimed not later than
(29th, Feb 2007.) after this date all unclaimed winnings will be null and void.
In Order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications remember to quote your ticket number and
game numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our
agents as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our promotional program. Note: Anybody
under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely Yours,
Mrs.Mariah Dicken.
Lottery Co-ordinator .

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam