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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • macstevens_022@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lotto office" <lotto_officebenin02@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:42:51 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: UNCLAIMED LOTTO PRIZE PAYMENT NOTICE


INTERNATIONAL LOTTO COMMISSION
Juan Hurtado De Mendoza 6D 28044,
Cotonou Republic du Benin

UNCLAIMED LOTTO PRIZE PAYMENT NOTICE

Attention To The Owner Of This Email Address.

Winner in the 2nd category of our Euroafric free Net Lottery
Promotional award draws held JANUARY 2007.

I am writing in respect to your lotto winning prize
of$715,810.00(Seven hundred and fifteen thousand eight hundred
and ten US Dollars only) which you won through the email-ballot
draws in our Euroafric Lotto Award in JANUARY 2007 in the second
category prize winnings category.

We wish to inform you that your total prize money of $715,810.00
has been returned to us by our Lotto claims agent as unclaimed
prize after their initial letter to your email address for your
payment was not successful.

You are here by requested to contact our Treasury Office on
telephone 22993869923 and e-mail:(macstevens_022@yahoo.fr)for your immediate payment.Our Treasury officer's name is Mr MAC STEVENS,so refer this to him and contact him immediately for your unclaimed lotto prize payment to you.
You should contact our Treasury Officer as directed above for
your payment, and do notify me as soon as you received your
payment from our Treasurer.

Thanks,
MrS VERA LUCAS.
President; Int'l Lotto Commission.






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