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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.
  • micheal_adamz_1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: johnmark1@freenet.de
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:57:59 +0200
Subject: The National Lottery Committee


The National Lottery Committee
P O Box 1010 ,
L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM



(Customer Services)
Dear
Winner,
We are obliged to inform you that we have succeeded in resolving
all related problems that has made the transfer impossible. With the
help of the International Monetary Fund(IMF) who have rendered
tremendous help in this Exercise. We regret to announce the
mismanagement of beneficiaries\' funds by our appointed zonal managers,
we are not able to meet up with the winners amount due to the list of
names that are due for payment.

In appreciation of your patience and
understanding in receiving your fund we have decided to compensate you
with the sum of (950,000.00) Bank Draft. Your identification code IS
UK/ILC-1759 for compensation. You are to contact our Zonal Coordinator,
Mr.Micheal Adamz, on his e-mail address:
(micheal_adamz_1@yahoo.fr)

Please do send him your:- (1)FULL NAMES:
(2)CONTACT ADDRESS:(3)E-MAIL ADDRESS:(4)AGE & SEX: (5)TELEPHONE NUMBER:
(6)FAX NUMBER: (7)COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:(8)STATE OF ORIGIN:(9)BREIF
DESCRIPTION OF YOUR COMPANY.Do not hesitate to let us know immediately
you receive your fund so that we can take account of how many
beneficiaries were paid.

Dr.John Mark
NATIONAL COORDINATOR

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