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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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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: John Carrick <mailjohncarrick2007@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:03:25 +0100 (BST)
Subject: UPDATE{FILL AND RETURN FORM }


EURO MILLIONS INTERNATIONAL,
175 WOODHILL ROAD, BULKYARD, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
FROM: THE DESK OF THE ONLINE DIRECTOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT.

Attn:Gregor Naugen,

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe asindicated in your play coupon.

You have just won yourself -ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS ONLY in the satellite software email lottery conducted By EURO MILLIONS in which e-mail are picked randomly by Software powered by the Internet.

You are to forward the following details to enable us clear your file for immediate payment:
1. Full Names: ________________
2. Address: ___________________
3. Age: _______________________
4. Sex: _______________________
5. Marital Status: ______________
6. Occupation:_________________
7. Company Name._____________
8. Phone numbers:_____________
9. Fax number: ________________
10. Winning email _____________
11. Country: __________________

Yours faithfully,
MRS. CINDY HOWARD
EURO MILLION ONLINE DIRECTOR
UNITED KINGDOM.
.....................................................................................................................
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message including attachments, if any, is intended for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. The information and material contained in this communication is attorney-client privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the message and notify the sender.


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