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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.
• 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.
  • rodriquez_diego@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Euro Winner <myofficemail02@orange.nl>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:30:06 +0100 (CET)
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION





PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
Dear winner
We apologize for the delay of your payment and all the Inconveniences that we might have indulge you through. However, we were having some minor problems with our payment system, which have held us stranded in accrediting foreign payments.


We apologize once again from the Records of the outstanding winners due for payment with ONLINE CYBER PROMOTION, your name and particular was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding winners who have not yet received their payments. I wish to inform you that your payment has been processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from our record in our file, your outstanding winning payment is $950,215.00 (Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifteen United States Dollars. Only)


NOTE: to file for your claim, please contact our accredited agent MR. DIEGO RODRIQUEZ on email: rodriquez_diego@yahoo.it


Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your address and contact telephone number to Mr. Diego Rodriquez. Furthermore, should there be any change of address please do inform him as soon as possible.


CONGRATULATIONS!!!


Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Blanca Fernandez
Lottery Coordinator

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam