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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.
• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "international lottery programme" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
• 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.
  • +447031908599 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • mr.gray_walter@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mr.greene_street08@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "info@usalottery.com" <davidquest06@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.gray_walter@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:02:37 -0700
Subject: YOUR FUND HAVE BEEN APPROVED/


AMERICAN AWARD PROMO
Date: 13th-July-2008
Ref 575061725
Batch: 8056490902/188
Winning no: KB8701/LPRC

CONGRATULATION!!

We are delighted to inform you of your winning on the 12th of July 2008 from
the United States of America International Lottery Programme which is
partially based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail
addresses.

Your e-mail address was attached to ticket number; 575061725 8056490902
serial number 6741137002 .This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows:
4-13-33-37-42 bonus number 17, which consequently won the lottery in the
second category.

All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn
from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, Asia,
Europe, Middle East, and Africa as part of our international promotions
program which is conducted annually.This Lottery was promoted and sponsored
by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social
responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have
operational base and you are entitled with a total huge sum of
($900,000.00USD) Nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars as your won
prize.

TO FILE FOR YOUR CLAIM: Simply contact our Fiducially Claims Agent, with
below information;

Name: Mr. Gray Walter
E-mail: mr.gray_walter@hotmail.com<http://us.mc593.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mr.greene_street08@hotmail.com>
Tel #: +447031908599

Do email the above email address, immediately with all the claims
requirements below In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications.

Claims Requirements/ Verification form:

1. FULL NAMES:
2. NATIONALITY:
3. DATE OF BIRTH:
4. SEX:
5. MARITAL STATUS:
6. CONTACT ADDRESS:
7. TELEPHONE NUMBER:
8. NEXT OF KIN:
9. OCCUPATION:
10. ANNUAL INCOME IN USD:
11. REF NUMBERS:
12. BATCH NUMBER:
13. WINNING NUMBER:
14. TOTAL AMOUNT WON:

For security reasons, we advice the winner to keep this information
confidential from the public until your claim is processed and been released
to you.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by non-participant or
unofficial personnel.Please be warned!!!

ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF WINNERS WILL RESULT TO
DISQUALIFICATION.

Congratulations once again on your winning!

Best Regards.
Mr.David Quest
(Lottery co-ordinator)

Copyright (c) 1968-2008 United States of America lottery Inc All rights
reserved.

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