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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:

• 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: Churchill Trevor <hill.trevor@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 13:09:36 +0000
Subject: EMAIL VERIFICATION



Kia Motors UK LimitedPO Box 464StockportSK3 0WU

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized Email selection system (ESS) from a database of over250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world. The KIA MOTORS Promotional Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and Also Licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).

This lottery is the 1st of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public as we are using it to promote the sales of our range of vehicles. Be sure to provide us with your secret pin code and your reference number, this way we can verify that you are the actual winner of the Kia Lottery Promo. You are also advised to provide the under listed information as soon as possible for your clearance: Claims Requirements:



FULL LEGAL NAMES :

ADDRESS OF RESIDENCE:

SEX :

NATIONALITY :

MARITAL STATUS :

AGE :

NEXT OF KIN :

OCCUPATION :

PHONE / FAX :

CURRENT OCCUPATION :
Congratulations once again !

Mr. Trevor ChurchillKIA MOTORS CAR / CASH AWARD (Claims Agent
_________________________________________________________________
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