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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!
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447024066733 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "CLAIMS DEPARTMENT" <kelvinmoore@claimsdept.net>
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:04:05 +0000
Subject: VERIFICATION AND FUND RELEASE FORM

 

IRISH GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED
IRISH WEB LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF
(Registration Z720633X).

The Irish Lottery
47 Meadow Vale, Sligo, Ireland.
Ref. Nº: ISM/WIN/008/05/10/MA

 

ATTN:WINNER

 

ONCE AGAIN THE WHOLE OF THE IRISH LOTTERY STAFFS ARE CONGRATULATING YOU,  WE WILL LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS LOTTERY GAME IS FOR REAL AND THAT AS SOON AS YOU FILL AND SEND BACK THIS FORM SENT TO YOU, THEN YOU WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE PAYMENT BANK SO THAT YOUR WINNING PRIZE OF US$950,000.00 (Nine Hundred And Fifty Thousand United State Dollars Only).  COULD BE TRANSFER TO YOU IMMEDIATELY, SO PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH  THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION'S TO ENABLE US FILE YOUR CLAIMS.

VERIFICATION AND FUND RELEASE FORM

1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________

2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________

____________________________________________

3.SEX:_______________

4.AGE:________


5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________

6.OCCUPATION:________________________

7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________

8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________

9.BATCH NUMBER:____________________ B. REF NUMBER:______________

10.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________

 

11.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________

12. COUNTRY________________________________

 

13. COMPANY NAME(IFAPPLICABLE):                                                                                     

DECLARATION:

I, ____________, HEREBY DECLARE THAT I HAVE
NEVER RECIEVED ANY SETTLEMENT FROM IRISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM NOR ANY MEMBER OF MY FAMILY FILLED
CLAIM ON MY BEHALF TO FREE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION. I THEREFORE AUTHORIZE, THE NATIONAL LOTTERY  
PROGRAM TO ACT ON MY BEHALF IN THE PROCESSING AND SEND MY PRIZE AS INSTRUCTED BY ME. SIGNATURE

:______________
(TYPE IN YOUR NAMES): ________________________________
DATE: ________________________

 
Upon receipt of the duly requested data, I will send you the contact information of the payment bank, so you
can proceed with effecting the release of your claim in anyway you deem                   fit.

Warm Regards,

Mr Kelvin Moore

TEL:+447024066733 
FAX:+447075055476

Customer Care Department.

 

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