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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +31620881205 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • winneremail2006@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "iyfyuytfgu afdasgfg" <karsten.nl59@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:20:58 +0000
Subject: SEND YOUR REPLY EMAIL.VERY URGENT.

SEND YOUR REPLY EMAIL.VERY URGENT.

BATCH NO; 13031894-NL-07
REFERENCE NO ; NL7534 -437 - 3433
TICKET NO; 966333-3443.

WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU OF THE RESULT OF THE KRASLOTEN LOTTO EMAIL
WINNERS PROGRAM HELD ON 13TH OF APRIL 2007. YOUR EMAIL I.D.ADDRESS HAS BEEN
SELECTED AS ONE OF OUR LUCKY WINNER EMAIL OWNER I.D.ADDRESS FOR A LUMP SUM
PAYOUT OF EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS (€800,000.00).

TO FILE AND CLAIM YOUR WINNING . CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT OFFICE ;
winneremail2006@netscape.net

PLEASE YOU HAVE TO SEND YOUR REPLY EMAIL ALONG WITH YOUR FULL NAMES, YOUR
WINNING INFORMATION AND YOUR CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
NOTE. CONTACT THE PROCESSING OFFICER. PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO SEND YOUR
CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBERS WITH YOUR COUNTRY TELEPHONE CODE NUMBERS.

KRASLOTEN LOTTO VERIFICATION
DEPT – PROCESSING AGENCY.
MR.FRANK GARRIK
EMAIL; winneremail2006@netscape.net
TELEPHONE:0031-62088-1205.

CONGRATULATION FOR YOUR WINNING
MRS. MABEL VAN KEN
LOTTERY COORDINATOR
KRASLOTEN LOTTO.

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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam