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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • +2348067663470 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "national lottery promo" <nationallotterypromo88@beehive.org>
Reply-To: n_lotterypromo08@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 08:20:19 -0700
Subject: NIGERIAN NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMO, CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WORN!!!.


* NATIONAL ONLINE LOTTERY.

*
* *
*The National Lottery
P O Box, 2
Tinubu Square Lagos Ireland
Lagos Nigeria .
Ref: Ng/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
(Customer Services)*
*Lottery Date: 3rd July 2008*

*WINNING NOTIFICATION:*
*Ref.No**:NLP/56B-672GH/L*
*Batch*:*3566465021-0TA/06*
**
*NATIONAL E-MAIL LOTTERY PROMOTION: NIGERIA.* Finally, Today, we announce
the results of the NATIONAL E-MAIL LOTTERY DRAWS held on July 3rd, 2008. Your
E-mail address attached to winning number 11-48-26-34-44-34, With serial
number 647489, consequently won in the Tenth category. Since the draw was
conducted through zonal batching of the emails sampled, and the globe was
divided, in this instance, into two zones, You are hereby notified that your
winning falls under African Zone, and hence you are to be paid by
our African Payment Centre. *You have been approved for lump sums pay out
of 950,000.00 dollars(Nine Hundred And Fifty Thousand Dollars. Only)
in cash Credited
to File REF NO: NLP/56B-672GH/L and winning number [image: Ball number
11]-[image:
Ball number 48]-[image: Ball number 26] -[image: Ball number 34]-[image:
Ball number 44]-[image: Ball number 34] Selection process was carried out
through random sampling in our computerized E-mail selection machine (TOPAZ)
from a database of over 1,000,000 E-mail addresses drawn from all the
continents of the world.*
*
*
*The online draws was conducted by a random selection of E-mail addresses
from 29,031 lists of E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies
picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. No
ticket were sold but all E-mail addresses were assigned to different ticket
numbers for representation. This is to encourage our prominent National
Internet Explorer users all over the world, and for the Continuing use of
E-mail facilities. *

*Your fund has been insured with your REF NO: NLP/56B-672GH/L and winning
number [image: Ball number 11]-[image: Ball number 48]-[image: Ball number
26]-[image: Ball number 34]-[image: Ball number 44] -[image: Ball number 34].
To claim your winning prize, You are to contact the AFFILIATE PAYMENT
AGENCY by E-mail below for remittance of your prize to you.*

*CONTACT: Dr. ALEX EKE.
Foreign Operation Manager { NIGERIAN SECURITY & FINANCE COMPANY } TEL: +
234-806-766-3470.
E-mail: nigeriasecu_finance@live.com
*
**
* *

*In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and winning numbers in all correspondences
with your claims officer. You are to keep all lotto information away from
the general public especially your winning serial, and file reference
numbers.*
*(This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained) *



* NOTE THAT YOU ARE TO INCLUDE ALL THE DATA BELOW WHEN CONTACTING THE
PAYMENT AGENT:*
**
*1.Full Name:.............................................................*

*2.Address:................................................................*
**
*3.Nationality:...........................................................*

*4.Sex:...................................................................*

*5.Age:.........................Date of Birth:............................*

*6.Occupation:............................................................*

*7.Home Tel:..........Mobile Tel:................Fax:.................*


*8.State of Origin:.....................Country:.......................*

*9Your File Ref No: ...............................................*

*10.Indicate the zone where your winning falls.....................*
**
**
*PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL, BUT CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT DIRECTLY
BY E-Mail: nigeriasecu_finance@live.com*
* **Goodluck from me and members of staff of the NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMO INC.
*
* [image: Derbyshire Shop Syndicate] *
*[image: Diane Downing][image: Pete Kyle][image: Craig Pope]*
**
**
**
* Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Sandra Mark


Mrs. Sandra Mark
Online coordinator for NATIONAL LOTTERY ON-LINE PROMOTIONS.
Sweepstakes International Program.
Copyright (c) 1994-2008 The National Online Lottery Promo Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines.



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Note;
Do not reply this mail, You are to contact Affiliate Payment Agency in
charge of the delivery of your Cheque immediately by E-mail. National
Electronic
Mail Lottery is approved and Licensed by the The International Association
of Gaming Regulators (IAGR)
*

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