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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:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• 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: Hazel Zerola <lottolnd@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 12:48:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Did you receive the attachment i sent



UK-LOTTO HEADQUARTERS:
national lottery commission
The Marina Offices
St Peters Yacht Basin
Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 1HX England

ATTN : NATIONAL LOTTERY WINNER
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
File Number KTU/902311832012/06

Attention: Frau Kirsch,

I have sent you a copy of the Payment Instruction with Draft from the Royal Bank Scotland. You were required to pay some fees for Insurance and shippment to your address. Kindly confirm that you received the copies and follow instructions duely.

Get back to back to me as quickly as possible.

SIR Hazel Zerola. Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program







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