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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:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • ",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)
• 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.
  • fwlra_agency@uk2.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sandra Wood" <mswoodsandra3@googlemail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:39:30 -0700
Subject: YOUR EMAIL HAS WON AN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY !


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* [image: United Kingdom]
**EURO MILLIONS UK LOTTERY,**INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY ORGANIZATION.
LONDON,ENGLAND*
*REF NUMBER;OSL/653/029/06
BATCH NUMBER;AT-040-SB06-06 *
*CONGRATULATIONS!!!*


*ATTENTION : SIR / MADAM.*
**
*We are pleased to inform you,that as a result of our recent lottery draws
held on 10th July, 2008.Your Name and Email address attached to Ticket
number 27522465896-532 with Serial number 652-662 drew Lucky number
7-14-18-23-31-45 which consequently won 2nd category. You have therefore
been approved for a lump sum pay out of £1,000,000 GBP (Equivalent
of US$2.100, 000 OR 1.500,000 EUR* )
* *
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* [image: Watch the 2 minute movie and see the benefits - click here !]
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Note: ALL participants in this lottery program have been selected randomly
through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 Companies and
20,000,000 individual Names, email addresses from all search engines and web
sites. This promotional program takes place every year,and is promoted and
sponsored by Microsoft Inc.

This is to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide. For
security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your winning
information's confidential, please keep confidential until your claims have
been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by
some participants.

We look forward to your active participant in our next year US$ 50 Million
slot. You are requested to contact our clearance officer below to assist you
with your winning and subsequent payments. All winning must be claim not
later than one month After the date of this notice. Please note, in order to
avoid unnecessary delay and complications remember to quote your reference
number and batch numbers in all correspondence.

Furthermore, should there be any change of addresses do inform our agent as
soon as possible. Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of
our promotional program.

NOTE;YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.

Sincerely yours,
*
*
Mrs. Sandra Wood.
Operational Director ( EAASSL)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONS,CONTACT YOUR LOTTERY AGENTS FOWLER & ADAMS AGENCY
FURNISHING THE AGENCY WITH INFORMATIONS SUCH AS:

REF NUMBER:____________________________________

BATCH NUMBER:__________________________________

FULL NAMES:______________________________________

ADDRESS: ________________________________________

COUNTRY___________________ ______________________

SEX:_______________________________________________

AGE:_______________________________________________

MARITAL STATUS:___________________________________

OCCUPATION:_______________________________________

E-MAIL ADDRESS:___________________________________

TELEPHONE NUMBER:________________________________


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* REPLY VIA E-MAIL TO:

MRS ELIZABETH FOWLER / PROF. RAPHAEL ADAMS
37 CROMWELL ROAD,
LONDON SW7 5BD
UNITED KINGDOM.
EMAIL: fwlra_agency@uk2.net
*

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*LAST WINNERS OVERSEAS /EURO-MILLIONS UK NATIONAL LOTTERY GAME*
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All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline.*

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