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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:
  • "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • +447024024405 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: payment payment <thesunfecilities5@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 14:26:58 +0100 (BST)
Subject: MR. PETER MOORE







Date: 09/08/2007
Ref: 575061725
Batch: 8056490902/188
Winning no: KB8701/LPRC





Your E-mail address has won you $4,600,000.00 (USD)
UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION TICKET FREE/ONLINE E-MAIL ADDRESS WINNINGS DEPARTMENT.

If you are the correct owner of this email address, then be glad this day as the result of the UK NATIONAL lotto online e-mail winning draws and sweepstakes held here in UNITED KINGDOM on the 10th of JULY 2007 has just been released and we are glad to announce to you that your e-mail address has won you the lottery in the first category and you are entitled to claim the sum of $4,600,000.00 USD only.

Your email addresses was entered for the online draw on this Ticket Number: APP236566301307 and won on this Lucky Number: MX014926583. All winners’ checks are certified cashiers and are cashable in any bank of any country.

To enable the Courier Company ascertain you as the rightful receiver of the checks Include the below listed information in your mail.

Your country, complete official names, amount won, ticket and lucky numbers, date/venue of draw, address where your wish to receive your winnings, contact telephone, mobile and fax numbers, sex, age, occupation and job title.

Yours Truly,

MR. PETER MOORE
Co-ordinator.
UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION
Phone: +44 702 402 4405.
Fax: +44 709 287 1491.







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