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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:
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  • globalfinancesc@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "NETHERLAND LOTTERY" <megabucks64@aim.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:38:50 -0200
Subject: CALL FOR CONFIRMATION

NEDERLANDS LOTTERY,
107,BILMERPLEINSTRAAT,
AMSTERDAM NEDERLANDS

Sir/Madam,

CONGRATULATIONS: YOU WON €2,500,000.00

We are pleased to inform you of the result of Euro Millions Lottery SPE,
which was held on the 4th January, 2008. You were entered unaware as an
independent email participant with: Ticket Number: 8547-359-0925 with Serial
Number-1409. Your email address attached to Lucky Draw number: 9-12-13-25-14
with Bonus number 13 which consequently won the Euro
Millions Lottery SPE lottery in the 3rd category. This lucky draw came
first in the B Category of the Sweepstake. You will receive the sum of
€2,500,000.00 (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros) only from our
authorized bank.

Because of some mix-up with sweepstake prizes, including the time limited
placed on the payment of your prize:, we advice that you keep all
information about this prize confidential until your funds, have been
transferred to you by our bank. You must adhere to this instruction,
strictly, to avoid any delay with the release of your funds. This program
has been abused severally in past, so we
are doing our best to forestall further
occurrence of false claims.

This sweepstake was conducted under the watchful eyes of 5000 spectators.
Your e-mail address was selected and came out first by an e-ballot draw from
over 200,000 e-mail addresses (personal and corporate e-mail addresses).
This program is sponsored by CFI Networks to compensate faithful internet
suffers around the globe.


Congratulations for becoming one of the few lucky winners. With
your permission, your e- mail will also be included in the next sweepstake
of €50 Million.

Your winning prize sum is now deposited in a special account with the
officially approved European Bank based in Holland the Netherlands -
Direktbank N.L. To begin your claim, contact the approved paying bank-
Direktbank N.L as they will guide you step by step towards claiming your
prize. PLEASE REPLY ONLY THROUGH THE EMAIL ADDRESS PROVIDED BELLOW


PHILLIP HENK COCU
Processing Department
Email: globalfinancesc@excite.com
Web-Site: - www.direktbank.nl

Also give him the following information:-
YOUR FULL NAMES:-
CONTACT STREET ADDRESS:-
TELEPHONE NUMBERS-
CELLULAR PHONE NUMBER
FAX NUMBER:-
OCCUPATION:-
YOUR AGE:-
REF Number:
BATCH No: -

Your security file number is EUL/WIN/2008(keep personal).Failure to claim
your winning prize will obviously mean that your winning prize will be
re-staked in our next Lottery draws, so ensure that the needful is done now
and quickly too. Once again, accept our profound and sincere.

Congratulations on your winning.

Yours Sincerely,
Alicia Holland
Online Co-Ordinator Euro Millions SPE

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam