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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • +447011127703 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704713436 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Joan Kimmel" <nklclaims.agent@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:08:49 GMT
Subject: Congratulations !!! Your Email Address Emerge As A Lucky Winner In NKL Online Lottery


NKL INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM=20
PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT=20
Otto Fans Inn.Andreas Wulff
Postfach 5227, 26042 Oldenburg, London
United Kingdom

PRIZE =
AWARD =20

This is to inform you of the results of the draws of our NKL INTERNATIONAL =
LOTTERY PROGRAM (NKL LOTTERY) held on the 5th of August 2008 in the =
United Kingdom. We are pleased to notify you, as a Winner in this Program =
and you have been awarded with a cash prize of =C2=A3900,000.00(nine =
hundred thousand British Pounds) The selection process was carried out =
through random computer balloting from an online database of World Wide =
Web sites of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of =
the world.And your email address was selected among the 10 Lucky Winners =
in this Program.=20


This Program is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by =
The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This =
Promotional Program is the 5th in its series which we intend to hold it =
annually in comformity with our corporate policy and sense of civic =
responsibilities. Your Draw Code Number is 10-12-13-17-31-37-44 and your =
Reference Number is NKL-NL/02CTG/3103/14UK To begin the processing of your =
prize you are to contact our European booklet representative claims office =
as allocated to your Draw Code number.You are to make contact with the =
Claims Office with the information below:=20

Rev Micah Abrahams
Tel: +44-7011127703
Fax: +44-870 4713436
+44-870 4713437
Email : nklclaims.agent=40yahoo.ca

Your Full Names
Country
Occupation
Age
Marital Status
Ticket Numbers
Lucky Numbers
Phone/Fax Numbers

You are to contact the Claims Office immediatelty with your Draw Code and =
Reference Numbers. (IMPORTANT NOTICE) *Winners are advised to keep their =
winning details/information from the public, to avoid fraudulent claims =
pending the final transfer/claim by Winner.=20

Method Of Recieving Prize

1: Cash Pick Up In United Kingdom=20

2:Issuing A Cashier Check In Your Name (This Will Be Couriered To You =
Through A Courier Firm )

*All Staff of the NKL Group are not to partake in this Promotional =
Program.Accept our hearty congratulations =21=20

Regards,
Mrs Joan Kimmel
Head of Public Relations Dept.

CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is =
intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain =
information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from =
unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended =
recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or copying of =
this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in =
error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of =
the original message.=

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam