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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:
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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: IRISH LOTTERY BOARD <irnl_claimcentres@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 20:34:44 -0700
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF IRISH NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD.



IRISH NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARDP O Box 1010 Dublin, 11 GLower Dorset Street(Customer Services)Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
Dear Winner.
Regard your mail, we are very sorry for the past experience you have confront from internet fraudster, the United Kingdom Government is fighting bitterly on how to get fraudster away from the Country.
Well this is an affilliated to the IRISH NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD, i would have like you to visite our website but it is under construction due to the high rate of internet act in the Country.
Your email address was pick randomly from our computerise system and you were emerge a winner to clsim the sum of 750,000.00 GBP from our office. This is not a false Lottery and you should note that no ticket was sold during this draw as such delay can lead to forfietment of won prize by the Lottery Board.
I advice you to come to our office for you claim and we don't entertain third parties, you are to present yourself here in our office before 5 working day, this is the appointment day for your claim.
Also, you can get your parcel from Fedex Courier Company if you can't make it to United Kingdom. But the Courier Company will demand the security fee from you as we will pay for the cost of delivery to your country. the reason you have to pay for the security fee is this, the Courier Company don't no when you are ready for claim.
Fiill Out the Processing Form :
FULL NAMES .ADDRESS .NATIONALITY .COUNTRY .TEL/FAX .AGE/SEX .MARITAL STATUS .OCCUPATION .
Do inform us with the best option for claim.

Bar Fred Martins

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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam