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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.
  • infodeskes@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: REFERENCENUMBER522 REFERENCENUMBER522 <REFERENCENUMBER522@web.de>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:36:09 +0100
Subject: Contact Accredited Agent,




Contact Accredited Agent,
OFFICIAL PRIZE AWARD
CASINO ES HOUSE.

This is to inform you that your Email Address attached to a has won the prize Sum of Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros(550,000.00)Euros,in an Email Free Casino Award program held in the-España.Do contact the Details below for your claim agency.

PROMOTION DATE: 25,March 2008
REFERENCE NUMBER:ES/02614/44/08
BATCH NUMBER:16/614/CFI
TICKET NO:10/85/44/70,

Your full Names:
Telephone:

CASINO DEPT ES
MR.RICHARD HALBERT.
Tel:+ 34-695-469-737
Fax:+ 34-91-791-52-52
Email:infodeskes@aim.com

Congratulations!

All winnings must be claimed not later than 14 days the age of 18 is automatically,

Sincerely yours,
Mrs.Kobi Andaluss
Winning Co-ordinator.






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