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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:
  • "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • zenith_lotto@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ZENITH INT. LTD" <hei_moyo@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: zenith_lotto@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:53:53 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From: ZENITH INTERNATIONAL LTD




Zenith International Ltd,

12 Cartwright Road, Kingsthorpe,
Northampton, NN2 6HF, UK 
 
ZENITH INTERNATIONAL GAME SHOW WINNER

We are happy to announce to you the result of our  Sweepstakes draw
held on 23/09/2008 . Zenith International organized this Sweepstakes
to promote our products/services to consumers worldwide.
 
Following our Internet screening network exercise conducted by
Zenith International Game Show promotion , your email
address  was picked among the esteem winners in Category C, with the winning star prize  of US$1,500,000 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars).

Upon the confirmation of this notification letter, we urge you to
respond promptly by contacting our International prize redemption center
through the below email address.
 
 
For the processing of your prize Contact:
Mr.Bill Lam
Email address: zenith_lotto@yahoo.co.uk

CODE OF CONDUCTION: By winning this Sweepstakes Win Game Show, Winners
are to be bound by these Official Rules. These Official Rules are accessible
from the Zenith X-tras newsletter. Failure to comply with these Official
Rules may result in disqualification. This Company reserves the right at
its sole discretion to disqualify any individual suspected of tampering with
the stipulated process of claims or to be acting in any manner deemed by
this Company to be in violation of the Official Rules of this Game show..

 
SIGNED:

Mrs  Nancy Jones
Cordinator, Zenith International  Sweepstakes Game Show.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam