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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million pounds" (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)
  • ",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)
  • "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.
  • +447011133550 (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.
  • info.barclaysgroup@safe-mail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UK Multinational" <aamcclur@owu.edu>
Reply-To: intl-dmorgan@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 11:21:12 EDT
Subject: Prize Number: 237359446



--
UK MULTINATIONAL LOTTERY PROMO.
MANCHESTER 450, TW3 1SJ,
LONDON.
AFFILIATE OF EUROPE NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Attn: Sir/Madam,

CONGRATULATIONS: YOU WON £850,000.00

We are pleased to inform you of the result of UK Multinational
Lottery Inter. which was held on the 1st September, 2008.
Your e-mail address attached to e-ticket number: 834509819,
with Prize Number: 237359446 drew a prize of £850,000.00
(EIGHT
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS).

This lucky draw came first in the 2nd Category of the
Sweepstake.
You will receive the sum of £850,000.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED AND
FIFTY
THOUSAND POUNDS) from our authorized bank. Because of some mix-
up
with sweepstake prizes, including the time limited placed on
the
payment of your prize: £850,000.00, we advice that you keep
all
information about this prize confidential until your funds
have been
transferred to you by our nominated bank which you will
contact for
the release of your prize.

You must adhere to this instruction, strictly, to avoid any
delay
with the release of your funds to your person. This program has
been abused severally in past, so we are doing our best to
forestall
further re-occurrence of false claims. This sweepstake was
conducted
under the watchful eyes of 8,000 spectators. Your e-mail
address
was selected and came out first by an e-ballot draw from over
450,000
e-mail addresses (Personal and Corporate e-mail addresses).

This program is sponsored by CFI Networks to compensate
faithful
internet surfers around the globe. Congratulations once again
for
becoming one of the few lucky winners. With your permission,
your
e-mail will also be included in the next sweepstake of
£1,000,000.00
(ONE MILLION POUNDS) and a HONDA CIVIC CAR, 2008 MODEL.

You must claim your prize: £850,000.00 not later than 14-days
from the moment you receive this e-mail. In order to avoid
unnecessary delays with your claim from the bank; please
contact
them immediately, and quote your winning and personal
information
now, and in all your correspondence with the bank. Below is
the
contact information.

Bank: BARCLAYS BANK PLC.
Name: DR. MORGAN DAVID
Email: info.barclaysgroup@safe-mail.net
Tel: +44 701-113-3550

Furnish them with the following:
FULL NAMES
ADDRESS
AGE
OCCUPATION
GENDER
PHONE NUMBER
MARITAL STATUES
NATIONALITY
PRIZE WINNING NUMBERS

This should be attached to your email message.

Congratulations.

Angella Richardson (Mrs.)
(Coordinator. UK Multinational Lottery Promo®).

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam