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

Fraud email example:

From: "Fick, Denise L" <dlfick@dmacc.edu>
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:38:37 -0500
Subject: You Won.Contact:(uk_claims_desk@hotmail.com)

REFERENCE NUMBER:UK/9420X2/68
Batch Number: 074/05/ZY369
PROMOTIONS/ PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT. 60 Merriman Road Blackheath London
SE3 8RZ England.
BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION. This is to
inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of
£850,000(Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand, pounds sterling) held on May
2008. To file for your claim, please contact the processing agent;
Name: MR.Steven Rudolf
E-mail:uk_claims_desk@hotmail.com
Claims Requirements:
Full Legal Name:...
Age:.........................
Occupation:...........
phone:...................
Address:................
Country:...............
Yours Sincerely, SIR.Anold Still Morgan.
Executive (International Sweepstakes).

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam