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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:
  • "million dollars" (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!
• 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.
  • +34692967891 (Spain, 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.
  • loterijadraws@aol.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • spanishadraws@aol.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ONLINE GAMING BOARD" <loterijAdraws@aol.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:36:34 -0700
Subject: GAMING LOTTERY BOARD

FOR CATEGORY "A" WINNER ONLY
COMPUTER BALLOT JACKPOT 'A' DRAW RESULT.

Dear Lucky Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Free Lotto
International programs drawn today, 02/04/2007. Your E-mail address
attached to
Ticket number:334/ 660078 with Serial number 05908 drew the lucky numbers
9-43-97, which consequently won in the 1st category, you have therefore
been approved for a lump sum payout of $1,500,000.00USDollars. (One
Million, Five Hundred United States Dollars).

This is from a total cash prize of US$125 million dollars shared
amongst the lucky winners in this grand category.

This year's Lottery Program Jackpot (LPJ) is the largest ever for Free
Lottery. The estimated $125 million jackpot would be the sixth biggest
in free lotto history. Please note that your lucky winning number falls
within our European booklet representative office in Europe as
indicated in our play coupon.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

In view of this, your US$1,500,000.00USDollars. (One Million, Five
Hundred United States Dollars). would be released to you by our affiliate
Bank while our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your prize soon as you make contact with them. All participants
were selected randomly from 'World Wide Web' sites through computer draw
system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.

This promotion takes place periodically. For security reasons, you are
advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims
is processed. This is a part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous
elements.

To file for your claim, please contact our /your processing agent
CONTACT:
**********************************************
Paul Vanfrant
Email: loterijAdraws@aol.co.uk
spanishAdraws@aol.co.uk
Tel: +34-692-967-891

**********************************************
You are advice to provide him with the following information:
Names:
Telephone/Fax number:
Nationality:
Age:
Company (if any):
Winning reference and Batch numbers:

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.
Yours truly,
Walter Jones
Promotion Manager.
THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam