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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:
  • "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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +447031918566 (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.
  • yahagent90z@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Yahooagent Agent <yahagent90z@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:57:02 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: WINNER LIST


YAHOO & HOTMAIL PROMO:=20
28 TAN FIELD ROAD,=20
CROYDON, LONDON.=20
CUSTOMER SERVICE=20
+44 703 191 8566=20
+44 703 191 8588=20
(24hours)=20
Ref: UK/9420X2/68=20
Batch: 074/05/ZY36 DEAR CUSTOMERS USERS AND OTHER WEBMAIL SITE CUSTOMERS, T=
HE YAHOO DELIVERY WITH=20
THE END OF THE YEAR CREDIT CARD BONAZA

DEAR winner,

WE TOOK PERMISSION FROM P.M.B BEFORE WE WERE ALLOW TO CONTACT YOU BY EMAIL.
You have won due to you registration of you email in your webmail site. You=
will be reloaded with $400,000.00 into your credit card for you to use.



DELIVERY LIMITED HAD DISIDED TO BRING YOUR HEAVY RELOAD MONEY INTO YOUR CRE=
DITCARD FOR YOU THE YAHOO DRAWS.

ONLINE PROMO WHICH WAS HOLD ON THE 30TH OF AUGUST 2008

THEY ARE GOODS PACKAGE WORTH OF 500,000$, 400,000$, 3000$,
10,000$.
BUT THE DRAWS WHICH YOU WON WORTH RELOADING (400,000$ )FOUR HUNDRED THOUSOU=
ND DOLLARS WHICH IS A HEAVY PACKAGE .

THE PROGRAM IS SPONSOR BY CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA


SO YOU ARE HEREBY ADVICE TO CONTACT OUR AGENT IN UK YOU DONT NEED TO PAY AN=
Y DELIVERY CHARGES IT IS FREE. YOUR DETAILS BELOW DR. DESMOND
(yahagent90z@yahoo.com)

FIRST NAME.....................................

LAST NAME.....................

PRESENT COUNTRY...............

EMAIL ADDRESS..................

OCCUPATION......................

SEX.............................

COUNTRY NATIONALITY............

AGE............................

HOUSE ADDRSSS...................

OFFICE ADDRESS...................

HOUSE CONTACT PHONE..............#

OFFICE CONTACT PHONE............#

FAX.............................

Marital Status:.................

AMOUNT WON.......................

SO PLEASE CONTACT DR DESMOND WITH YOUR DTAILS FOR THE CLAIMING OF YOUR PACK=
AGE


ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATION
=A0
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF &


SEASONS PROMO with all other webmail site.
=A0
Desmond William=A0
=A0

=A0=A0=A0=A0 THE PROGRAM IS SPONSOR BY CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA=0A=0A=0A =

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam