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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.

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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)
  • "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +447011139895 (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.
  • contact@microsoftandncvoaward.co.uk.tt
  • thenationallotteryboarduk@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Microsoft/\(NCVO\) Award" <andovale@paraisonet.com.br>
Reply-To: thenationallotteryboarduk@jmail.co.za
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:17:24 -0300
Subject: Official E-Mail Alert



Dear Winner,

This is to inform you that this e-mail address has won the sum
of £1,000,000.00 (One Million Pounds sterling) already insured in your favour,in this year Microsoft/National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) online draws

NO TICKETS WERE SOLD!!

National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) 1994
is an umbrella organisation for voluntary organisations and
charities which represents their interests to Government and
other external organisations and provides services to improve
their effectiveness.

Internationally, MICROSOFT Inc & NCVO supports the development
of civil society activities charity worldwide.

To file in for your claims you are to contact Access Finance Limited in London
via e-mail quoting your serial number VB-246819

The Claims Processor/Agent:
Contact Person: Sir. Peter Davies
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT MANAGER
ACCESS FINANCE LIMITED UK
E-mail:contact@microsoftandncvoaward.co.uk.tt
E-mail: thenationallotteryboarduk@jmail.co.za
Tel: (+44)-701-113-9895
Fax: (+44)-700-604-5886

Fill & Submit the form Below.

1.Full Names:
2.Address:
3.Age:
4.Sex:
5.Marital Status:
6.Occupation:
7.Phone and fax numbers :
8.country:
9.Amount won:

You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public
especially your identification number and winning number. All your personal
datas are to be sent to YAHOO/MICROSOFT accredited Claims Department
via email for the processing of your winning kindly also indicate how
you want you winnings to be send to you by indicating with the below
information.

(1) By Swift Wire Transfer(Bank to Bank)
(2) By Courier Delivery Company


NOTE: Do not reply to this mail. You are to contact Access Finance Via E-mail

WARNING!!!
YOU ARE ADVISE TO KEEP YOUR WINNINGS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL.
ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR
ADDRESS SHOULD BE FOWARDED TO YOUR CLAIMS PROCESSOR IMMEDIATELY, THIS
WILL HELP US TO FIGHT SCAM AND LOTTERY IMPOSTERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.

Dr. Stephanie Knell (Mrs).
International Development Consultant
England.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam