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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "headquater" (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!

Fraud email example:

From: "Qubti, Wael" <wael.qubti@ttuhsc.edu>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:51:14 -0500
Subject: Email Prize Award 2008



Contact Our Headquaters: enquiry_stanbictrust@live.com
Email Prize Award 2008
Officina 2210: C/National 22-4.1
C.P 22800, Madrid.
España.
2008 ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD NOTIFICATION:
The gaming board (BONO LOTTO).is pleased
to inform you of the result of the online
award program held on the 25th of
August 2008, as part of the yearly
international award promotional program.
Your E-mail address attached to lucky
Number:4426765 and Batch Number: EU85011,
was awarded the sum of EUR1,000.000
(One million euros).is to be paid in
Cash or any other payment option choosed
by you.
This program is organized to promote
special internet products, online
banking,internet,microsoft users and aid to
the under prividledges.etc. This draws was
conducted formally and winners were
selected through a special internet ballot
system from 40,000 individuals and
companies E-mail addresses.
As a winner you should keep your online
number strictly confidential to avoid
double claiming. Details on how to receive
your award shall be given to you by our
head heaquaters in Ghana as soon as
contact is made. For immediate release of
your winnings, please contact our Fiduciary
Headquarters in Ghana and send them the
following information below for remittance
of prize:
******************************************
Full Name:
Occupation:
country/nationality:
Age:
Sex:
Contact telephone and fax numbers :
Contact Address:
Winning numbers (Lucky No and Batch No):
Awarded amount:
Awarded E-mail address:
Notification date:
******************************************
STANBIC TRUST FINANCE GHANA.
Contact person: Mr. FRIMPONG KESSE
Email: enquiry_stanbictrust@live.com
Office: 24, Aliu Nkrumah Villa Street
Off Crest Takoradi Eastern Region
Accra. Ghana.
Tel: +233-24-8159123
FAX: +233-22-209660
LOTERÍA NACIONAL PRIZE TICKET
CODE:103701006

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam