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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:

• 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: JAMES AMSTRONG <jamesamstrong974@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:57:45 +0800 (CST)
Subject: CLAIMS VERIFICATION FORM.


BRITISH LOTTERY
P O BOX 1010
LIVERPOOL, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
England.








ONLINE VERIFICATION FORM!
FIRST NAME:

LAST NAME:


DATE OF BIRTH: AGE:


HOME ADDRESS:


OFFICE ADDRESS:


OCCUPATION:


JOB TITLE:


GENDER: MARITAL STATUS:


TELEPHONE: FAX:


BATCH NUMBER: REF NUMBER:


TICKET NUMBER: SERIAL NUMBER:




AMOUNT WON:


NEXT OF KIN:


STATE: (UK Residents Only)


COUNTRY: (None UK Residents Only)



DECLARATION:I
Hereby declare that the above information is true and binding on me. If at any time it is discovered that I have given false information, I shall forfeit my rights to my winnings.

NOTE THAT: For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is a part of our precautionary measures to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.

NOTE: TRANSFER OF YOUR PRIZE MONEY WILL BE IN THE NEXT 5-12 WORKING DAYS.
AFTER NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT SUCCESFULLY.


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