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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")
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +31633684343 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Janka Hru?kov? <hruskova_@iol.cz>
Reply-To: contactus_claims01@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:05:44 GMT
Subject: Dear Internet User




ONLINE NOTIFICATION OF WINNING

The Netherlands National Lottery=2C
wishes to congratulate you on your success as one of our Ten(10) Star
Prize Winner of the online=2E
International Awareness Promotion (IAP) held 3rd September 2008 in
Netherlands =2E
This makes you the proud owner of a prize of (1=2C000=2C000=2E00 Euros=2E=
) To
begin processing of your prize=2E
Contact claims officer via below information=A2s
******************************
Name=3A Mr=2E Anik Seedolf
Tel=3A +31-633 684 343
Fax=3A +31 84 746 0252
Email=3Acontactus=5Fclaims01=40yahoo=2Ecom=2Ehk
******************************
Contact him=2C with your=2C
REF Number=3A TKP/231-PLGI/0541/08
BATCH No=3A IEU/15/096/QYNL
TICKET No=3A 20511456462-7655
SERIAL No=3A 472-9758-77
LUCKY No=3A8-66-97-22-NL-208
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Also provide listed information=3A
Names=3A
Address=3A
Sex=3A
Marital Status=3A
Age=3A
Occupation=3A
Phone no=3A
Country=3A
Sincerely yours=2C

Mrs Luna Matt
Lottery Coordinator

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam