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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:

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:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "hon_john06edward@gala.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +447031745955 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: " ATM INC United" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hon_john06edward@gala.net>
Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 18:17:08 -0700
Subject: Congratulation

ATM INC United Kingdom
41 St Marys Road, Hayes,
Middlesex, UB3 2JP
United Kingdom

This email will come to you as a surprise.Congratulation!!! your email have brought you an unexpected luck.You have won a free LIFE TIME INTERNATIONAL ATM MASTER CARD valued (£1,000,000.00).ONE MILLION Pounds Only,proudly sponorsed by AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE (ATM).Most recently this foundation set up the NEW HOPE LOTTERY to give out prizes.

HOW DID YOU WIN / SELECTION PROCESS DONE?
No tickets were sold out to enter this promo.Your email/ATM card series is one of the lucky emails/ATM card series,selected RANDOMLY via Cyber-online E-wheel Computer Ballot System drawn from over 200,000 companies and 300,000 individual email/ATM
card users,from all over the world during the ATM Online EMAIL selection Draw attached to your Lucky number:(F9800/587/20KK),as one of the 20 lucky winners,in the on going ATM lottery promotion.

WHO IS SPONSORING THIS PROMO AND WHY?
AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE (ATM).So much money is generated all over the World for using ATM cards,Without your patronage, this would not have been possible.To encourage the use of ATM cards globally,The ATM INC.SETUP THE NEW HOPE LOTTERY to give out prize via random email ballot selection.

To secured the release of your ATM CARD you must call the assigned agent below for more information's.

Hon John Edward,
Consulting Services.Uk
Victoria, London SW1W
Tel:+44 703 1745955
Email to: hon_john06edward@gala.net

PROCEDURES TO CALIM YOUR PRIZE -
You must forward via email the following details to the assigned fiducial agent stated above

1.Fully name as in your passport or identification,
2.Mobile,telephone ,Address and country.
3.You must obtain an approved notarization release order document from the Royal court of Justice in your names here in the U.K, which will be used to process/issue and deliver your ATM card. Call the assigned agent for guidelines..

THE PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT AN ATM CARD IN YOUR NAMES, WHICH YOU CAN USE TO WITHDRAW MONEY FROM ANY ATM MACHINE,IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD OR OPTIONAL ONCE YOU GET THE ATM CARD YOU CAN DEPOSITE THE WHOLE FUNDS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.ONCE ALL CONDITIONS ARE ABIDE AND PROVIDED BY YOU.WARNING!! Do not tell people about your Award until your ATM card is successfully handed over to you to avoid disqualification that may arise from double claim.

We wish you best of luck as you spend your good fortune,congratulations in advance.
Visit our website: http://www.moneymatterstome.co.uk/Interactive-workshops/ATM.htm

Regards,
MRS G OWEN
Programmes Coordinator.

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