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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:
  • "claims 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.
  • +447045727621 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Walter Wright.Claims Agent" <claimsdept_office20@yahoo.com.cn>
Reply-To: claimsdept_office22@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:54:35 +0800 (CST)
Subject: VERIFICATION AND CLEARANCE FORM


Attention Winner,

I received your mail and have been informed that you are one of the winners of our THE YAHOO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL. INC/PRIZE AWARD DEPT. You are to provide the following information to facilitate your claim:

A verification exercise will comernce to verify a bonafied winner of this promotion,which will be verified by District Court Clerk. This will be verified within the next 48hrs.


I strongly advise you to adhere and comply to the instructions above in order to avoid disqualification of your claim. This verification exercise take 48hrs after the verification form is properly fill.

Note that it is against the policies of this program for any staff of this program to involve in any matter relating to our client's claim. So you are advised not to suggest
any kind of involvement to any of our staffs that may attract dis-qualification of our prize claim.

The attached Prize Award Verification & Payment Form Draft is below which you will fill out and return by email to this office.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

CUSTOMER SERVICE

THE YAHOO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL. INC
Barley House Harold Road
Sutton,London Sm1 4te United Kingdom.

VERIFICATION AND CLEARANCE FORM


1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________

2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________


3.SEX:_______________

4.AGE:________


5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________

6.OCCUPATION:________________________

7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________

8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________


9.LOTTO NUMBERS: _

10.COMPANY / POSITION HELD:___________________________________


11.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________

12. COUNTRY________________________________


You are to fill and return this VERIFICATION & CLEARANCE FORM within the next 48hrs, for immediate release of your winning. Failing to do this, winner will be decline as directed by the board of directors.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! ONCE MORE

Mr. Walter Wright
Claims Agent
Tel: +44 704 572 7621



CONGRATULATIONS!!! FROM YAHOO ONLINE
LOTTERY BOARD




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