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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!

Fraud email example:

From: promatseguros@web.de
Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:27:50 +0200
Subject: ELECTRONIC AWARD NOTIFICATION



*(The National Lottery logo) [http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Co%20mpose?To=arabtrans@arabtrans.com]*<?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /><v:shapetype id=_x0000_t75 coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"></v:shapetype> *NATIONAL EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY BOARD S.A**AVD,REY DON JAIME<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>**C.P.28068 <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:State w:st="on">MADRID</st1:State> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">SPAIN</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p>**Tel/Fax: +34 917 615 166****<o:p></o:p>*

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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam