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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:
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "my direct line" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
• 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: clive newman <clive_newman001@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:16:47 +0100 (BST)
Subject: YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERY AWARD 2007 PLE


LOTTERY PRIZE WINNING CONFIRMATION – PAYMENT-
International Claims Department
Email lottery Promotional Regional Office
Overseas Subscribers Agent
62 Alslip Road Kent
London 0X2 7XP


Winner's name: Mr. Cort Urnerder

Thank you once more for your email. Like you been informed in the first notification. You don’t have to enter into this lottery program by yourself but your email address happens to be among the lucky winners. Over 500,000.00 email addresses were selected by a computer ballot system over the internet and you address happens to be among one of the luck winners. We are directed to process your prize and have your fund deposited in your account.

This is done to encourage the use of internet around the globe. Based on this you have allocated the sum of £1,000,000.00 which will be paid to you upon your arrival to our payment center in United Kingdom. You are also expected to sign upon your arrival your fund final release order. The money will be paid to you in dollar equivalent as the fund will be transferred to your nominated account once all the necessary papers have been signed. Therefore after the conversion you will receive the sum of US$I, 970,000.00.

It is important for you to note at this point that your fund is insured therefore cannot be tamper with until gets to your nominated account. This is an entirety different scenario and we are pleading with you to claim your prize. We wish to notify you that you winnings will be send back to the lottery board if you are not able to adhere to the payment guidelines. You can call me on my direct line +44 703 187 080. the lines might busy so you can try more than once

Thank you once more as we look forward to serving you better.

Yours sincerely

Clive Newman
For Screening Committee of United Kingdom British Online Lottery





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