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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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 free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • delotto2007clms@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ruth.morgan33@voila.fr
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:57:13 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!YOUR TIME TO CELEBRATE


De Lotto (Electronic Lotterij)
Postbus 2054,1260GB Gravestein
Amsterdam,Netherlands
Ref Number:NL3/9437/07
Batch Number:8/163/NL
This is to inform you that your email address attached to a Ticket-Number5221892 501,Serial Number 8422420,Draw Lucky Number 5-7-26-47-88-79 have won you a consulation cash prize of Euros 1,000.000.00 (One Million Euros Only).
For due processing of your winning claim, please contact our fiducial agent with your Name, Telephone /Fax numbers, Age and Nationality.
MR.JAMES SNEIJDER
Tel:0031 626 565 670
Email:delotto2007clms@aim.com
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of Eighteen is automatically disqualified.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs.Ruth Morgan,
For Management.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam