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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:
  • "million pounds" (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 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.
  • +447035901074 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • mr.david_price@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Evelyn Holmes" <mrs.eholmes@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mr.david_price@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:13:17 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Congratulations!!! Charles Snijders


It is our pleasure to announce that you have been selected as one of the winners of Skylink International Lotto United Kingdom.

Charles Snijders


You have therfore been approved to claim a total sum of Four Million Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand British Pounds vide Reference number SIL/LE/UK/07-50207, ticket number-BUK/08-6929

As a winner, you were actually selected from a total number of Twenty Five Thousand names drawn from Asia, Africa, Europe, Middle East and America.
After the computer ballot of our International Promotions Program, only Four winners emerged and therefore both are to receive payouts of Four Million Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand British Pounds from the total Seventheen Million Pounds each as winners.










Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £4,250,000 Four Million and Two Hundred And fifty thousand British Pounds will be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.

To immediately collect your prize, please contact our financial handlers with information below:

Mr. David Price
David Consultants & Finance Co
United Kingdom
Tel: +44-703-590-1074
mr.david_price@yahoo.com

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications you must provide your prize reference number- SIL/LE/UK/07-50207 and winning ticket number-BUK/08-6929 for confirmation.
Note that you must initiate contact by email ONLY to your financial handler Mr. David Price within one week of receipt of this correspondence.
You are to keep all lottery information from the public as we will not entertain cases of multiple claims processing or compromise the privacy and security for all winners.

We congratulate you once again and it is our hope that you participate in any of our international programs in the nearest future.

Thank your sincerely,

Mrs. Evelyn Holmes
The Lottery Coordinator
Skylink International Lotto United Kingdom
25 Whellock Road,
Chiswick,W7 3DY
London


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