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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- +34634195367 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- courierdipservice@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "hello" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <courierdipservice@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 19:51:22 +0200
Subject: contact us

CONGRATULATIONS!!
LOTERIAS Y APUESTAS DEL ESTADO
Piso 36, calle Carlos Ortega
28002, Madrid, Spain.
www.statelotto.com
REF NUMBER: EGR/417331247/03
BATCH NUMBER: 72/50685/MMH
LA PRIMITIVA AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the release of the LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL PROMOTIONS PROGRAMME held on the 5th of October 2009.Your email address was entered with Reference Number:EGR/417331247/03 and Batch Number:72/50685/MMH.
All email addresses entered in the program were presented by our international marketing department in conjunction with world residential white pages, humanitarian organizations,
and the help of Embassies and chambers of commerce of countries in Europe, Australia, North and South America, The Pacific, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Your reference attached to ticket number: 0016-359142-07, with serial number: 52201-61 drew the lucky Winning numbers: 3-11-24-37-47-4 3-11-24-37-47-4. This subsequently won in the Third category.
You have been approved for a winning payment of Euros €615,810.00 (Six hundred and fifteen thousand, eight hundred and ten euros only) in cash credited to file REF.NO: EGR/417331247/03.This from a total cash prize of €13,871,320.00 (thirteen million, eight hundred and seventy one thousand, three hundred and twenty euros) shared among the
seventeen international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!
We ask that you keep this award away from public notice until your claim has been processed and your fund remitted to you. As this is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants.
To begin your claim, please contact Snr.Hugo Harris, of COURIER DIPLOMATIC SEGUROS on tel: +34 634 195 367 +34 634 195 367, EMAIL: courierdipservice@gmail.com or courierdipserv@aol.om for the processing and remittance of your fund.
NOTE: All prize money must be claimed not later than 24th of October 2009 after this date, the fund will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.
We congratulate you and thank you for being a part of our international promotional programme.
Sincerely,
DR.ANTONIO GOMEZ.
VICE PRESIDENT

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