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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:
  • "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.
  • +447035901885 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Richard Lennon <richardlennon08_claims@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 17:37:48 +0100 (BST)
Subject: AUTHENTICATE YOUR WINNINGS (ONLINE PROCESSING FORM)


IRISH NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS,
28 TAN FIELD ROAD ,
DOREST, DUBLIN .
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Ref: IR/23/987/60....
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

CONGRATULATION!!! YOU ARE A WINNER.
The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Awareness Promotion Department of the Irish Gaming Board the official sponsor of the Irish national lottery , wishes to congratulate you on your success as the STAR PRIZE WINNER in this New year International Awareness Promotion (IAP) .

This makes you the proud owner of a cash prize of One Million three hundred and fifty Thousand Euro The courtesy of Irish Gaming Board and world Rehabilitation Philanthropist Club the Back bone sponsors of this International Awareness Promo(IPA).

The selection process was carried-out through random email balloting system from of our Computerised Email Selection System (C.E.S.S.) from a database of over a million email addresses from the world wide web. Each email address was attached to a ticket number and your email address with :IR/23/987/60....
number: Batch number: 074/05/Z369 was randomly selected as the star prize winner amongst other consolation prize winners.

For you to collect your prizes, kindly fill the verification form below and submit same via email to the Claims Department of this office so that they can authenticate your winnings.

Do have a Wonderful Time while claiming your prize.
Contact The Coordinator: Dr Richard Lennon
TEL: Telephone:+44 7035901885,7024080363,7024080374,7045705167

VERIFICATION FORM:..............................................................................
1.) FULL NAME: .......................................................................................
2.) AGE: ...................................................................................................
3.) SEX: ...................................................................................................
4.) ADDRESS: ..........................................................................................
5.) ZIP/POSTAL CODE:.............................................................................
6.) STATE/PROVINCE: .............................................................................
7.) COUNTRY: ..........................................................................................
8.) PHONE: ..............................................................................................
9.) OCCUPATION/POSITION: ...................................................................
10.) COMPANY: .......................................................................................
11.) EMAIL ADDRESS: .............................................................................
12.) REF NUMBER: ..................................................................................
13.) BATCH NUMBER: .............................................................................

MODE OF PAYMENT........VIA COURIER COMPANY


Congratulations once more, and keep trusting Irish National Lottery Promo.

DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS, INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTIONS, IRELAND , DUBLIN



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