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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:
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
• 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: Richard Morgan <richymorgan01@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:05:51 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Re: Notification


Dear Winner,

The irish lottery automated e-mail addresses draw machine does not duplicate e-mail addresses, please you are advice to note that.
As regard to your last e-mail, quote (Sometime ago I had transferred some payments to a person who assured me of an offer nearly identical as yours.) unquote.
The organisation does not reguest any transaction from any winner to this office, but only advise and direct a winner on how to claim his or her winnings, which is more important to the organisation.
To claim your winnings onces more, you are advise to select your payment option from the previous mail send to you by this office, for no mail will be send to you regard your winnings from this office.
As soon your payment option is been noted, your winnings will be transferred or made to you as requested.

Your speed respond is expected for further
action
Onces again we the IRISH LOTTERY say Congratulation

Yours faithfully,
Stella Ellis(Mrs)
Online coordinator


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