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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.

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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)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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: APPROVED LOTTERY DESK <uknl2007_weeklyletters2120@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 17:24:12 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS: Ref:Draw# 1220 - Sat 01/09/2007




Ref: UK25993189SP06Batch: 1007581900Ref:Draw# 1220 - Sat 01/09/2007Dear Esteemed Winner,
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:96857354626 with Serial number 8249/01 drew the luckynumbers 03,27,34,41,42,48,(bonus ball 08),which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2ndcategory i.ematch 6 plus bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sumof 450,000.00 GBP (United Kingdom Pounds) = 894,009.12 USD(United States Dollars) in cash credited to file UKNL 023-0148-790-459.This was done after email addresses were randomlyselected by our database software powered by the Internet and youremail address was among those chosen this quarter. A cheque has been issued and deposited in your Uk National Lottery account. You are to contactour designated attorney with information stated below:REQUIRED DETAILS:1. Full Names:2. Residential Address:3. Phone Number:4. Occupation:5. Sex:6. Age :7. Nationality:Mr. RAYMOND CARLSONEmail:attorney.raycarlson@yahoo.itTel: + (44) 704 571 6668Fax: 0870 479 2187Yours faithfully,Mrs. Susan FlowerVice President.UK NATIONAL LOTTERYSweepstakes International Program © 2007 Microsoft
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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam