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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 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:
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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: info@uklottery.co.uk
Reply-To: claims.uk.nl@live.com
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:14:07 -0900
Subject: Cheers on your winning

We happily announce to you that your email address emerged as the
winner of Prize Amount: 590,983 GBP Five Hundred and Ninety Thousand
Nine Hundred and Eighty Three Great British Pound Sterlings in our Uk
National lottery programme for this quarter of the year.

In other to claim, you are required to contact the claims officer via
the contact email address below
Mrs.Cathy Wallace.
Email:claims.uk.nl@live.com


Fill the below for claims verification;

1) Full Names:.....................
2) Sex:.............................
3) Age:.............................
4) Nationality................
5) Country of Residence:..............
6) Phone Numbers:............
7) Occupation:............
8) Mode of Disbursement......
(a)Bank Transfer (b) Courier Delivery

Cheers on your winning.
Sincerely,
Sir.Mark Dulle

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam