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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!
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447011130769 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • rahul_navy2004@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM CENTER <dr_marktom@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 06:48:51 -0700
Subject: RE: VERIFICATION IN PROGESS.







MOTTO: FIGHTING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD

FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT, MICROWEB CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY BOARD UNITED KINGDOM.61-70 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury London United Kingdom WC1B 4AR.
Tel:+447011130769

REFERENCE NO: BTD/968/07
BATCH NO: 409978

(rahul_navy2004@yahoo.com)


ATTENTION: Mehul Chagan Rawal,

We at the verification department are in receipt of the form you filled containing your personal information.

In line with our verification procedures, we have contacted your embassy and they will be given us all the needed information for verification.

Also you would be contacted if you are been cleared for the winnings,you would be notified after our verification as been carried out on your winnings and we would get back at you via phone or email.

Warm regards
Mr Mark Tom,
Fiduciary officer.
© 2007 Microsoft.
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