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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: FIDUCIARY AGENT UK NATIONAL LOTTERY <fiduciaryagent_daniels_will@yahoo.ie>
Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 14:32:01 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear Winifride Kirschst,


Dear Winifride Kirschst,

Compliment of the day to you,

We have received your mail in this office. Your e-mail emerged winner after our automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as a
winner in the category "Hot Ball: 15" with the following numbers
attached Ref Number: Uk/9420X2/26 , Batch: 074/05/ZY369
and ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/05, You are
therefore to receive a cash prize of £500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling) from the total payout.Your prize award
has been insured with your e-mail address and will be transferred to
you upon meeting our requirements, statutory obligations,
verifications, validations and satisfactory report.

I want to advice you to contact TNT Courier Company so as to deliever your winning in a stipuilate time framed. I hope you understand.

Kind Regards
Mr. Daniels Will


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