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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
• 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)
• 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: martin crosby <lotto_london@inbox.lv>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:22:48 +0300
Subject: VERY URGENT


ATTN : SIR/MADAM.

SHELL/CHEVRON LONDON OFFICE,
SHELL ROAD ,
GOLDEBENEFITS INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION

NUMBER: SILP 014/060/532
BATCH NUMBER: 762901-PCD03
Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International Programs held on the 29th of JUNE., 2007. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number 27522465896-6453 with serial number
3772-554 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45 which consequently won in
the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
of &pound;5 Million UK. POUND. (FIVE Million POUNDS).

CONGRATULATIONS'''

For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your wining
information confidential until your claim have been processed and your
money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants. All participants were selected through a Computer
Ballot System drawn from over 1,000 countries and 25,000,000
individuals email addresses from all over the world. This promotional
program takes place every year. This lottery was promoted and
sponsored by CHEVRON OIL AND SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY. We
look forward to your active participation in our next year 50 million
POUNDS slot. You are requested to contact our Clearance office to
assist you with the claim and transfer of your winnings fund into
your instructed account by acknowledging the receipt of this mail
with the email address above.

Note that, all winnings must be claimed not later than one month.
After this date, all unclaimed funds will be null and void. Please
note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember
to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do
inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more and
thank you for being part of our Promotional Program.

NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF
AGE.

Yours sincerely,

HENRY BORI (MR.)

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