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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447011138633 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • contactclaimsdepartment_uk@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "rocketexpress55@terra.es" <rocketexpress55@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 03:56:24 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: ROCKETXPRESS LOTTERY



ROCKETXPRESS LOTTERY
PO Box 789
HG1 2YR
Ref:UK/776090X2/23

Dear Winner,

We happily announce to you the Draw Number:114 of the (ROCKETXPRESS
LOTTERY)

You have therefore won the sum prize of £691,252.00 (SIX HUNDRED AND
NINETY ONE THOUSAND,
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY TWO GREAT BRITISH POUNDS STERLING ) from
(ROCKETXPRESS LOTTERY) on our 2007 charity bonanza.

The winning ticket was selected from a Data Base of Internet Email
Users,from which your email Address came out as the winning coupon.

You are therefore requested to contact immediately our Claims
Department below, quoting your winning number: WINNING NUMER-013/05/8394369.

Name: BARRISTER OWEN GREEN
Foreign Services Validating Officer
Email:contactclaimsdepartment_uk@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44-701-113-8633

You are also to Provide

(a) Your full Name and Address.
(b) Your Telephone and fax numbers
(c) You tax I.D.Number (if any).
(d) Your country of origin
(e) Your winning number

Best Regards,
CARL A. ALLISON
Co-ordinator..
The Lottery Company
LONDON







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