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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.
• 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!
• 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.
  • lawclaimsections@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "www.lotto.nl" <playslottosend1@aim.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 22:28:48 +0800
Subject: Claim Your Winnings

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION
Congratulations once again winner!!!
Government Accredited Licensed lottery promoters.

The online Lotto - Zo werkt Lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive
list of 25,000,000 e-mail addresses of individuals and corporate
institutions,picked by an advanced automated random computer search fromthe
internet. No tickets were sold

International emails held on the 6th August 2007.all winnings must claim
not later than August 25th, 2007,Your email won the lottery.For
a total pay out of €1,000,000.

Please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers:
1, Batch 9484-9006-0076,2, Ref: 637409467-Nll.3, lucky numbers
1-0960-31-444,Secret pin code x7pwyz2005

To file for your claim, please contact
**************************
CALL NOW TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE
Advocate Faber Dutchs
Tel: +31 -614 318476
Fax: +31-84-728-9686
lawclaimsections@yahoo.de
law & Associates

In other to claim your €1,000,000.00 prize winning, fill the form below and
send it to Advocate Faber Dutchs for verification and then you will
bedirected how to get a ticket in your name.send the fill form to
lawclaimsections@yahoo.de
NAME:.....................................AGE:.............................
........
SEX:........................................ADDRESS:.......................
.....
EMAIL:....................................PHONE:...........................
.....
OCCUPATION:.........................:COUNTRY..............................

You are to choose from the below listed options in which best suit you to
recieve your prize,
1.Bank swift wire transfer (Cheque Issued by the Paying Bank )
2.Courier delivery.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs Eava Van Boer
Online coordinator
Sweepstakes International Program.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam