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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:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",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)
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.
- +447045761483 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: FREE LOTTERY DRAW/SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 <saf2010boxsmart@live.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:26:41 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: Congratulations

ANNUAL UK NATIONAL FREE LOTTERY
DRAW/SOUTH AFRICAN 2010
HEADQUARTERS
76 NEW FETTER LANE,
LONDON,EC4A 1AG,
UNITED KINGDOM.

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are pleased to announce your email address as one of the 10 lucky winners in the Free Lotto draw held on the 19th day of june 2010.All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 100,000,000 {ONE HUNDRED MILLION} international emails addresses.Consequently,you have therefore been approved for a total payout of Â£691,252 Pound Sterlings(Six Hundred and Ninety One Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifty Two Pounds Sterlings) only.Your email address emerged along side with 9 others as a category to winner in this year's Uk Annual Draw. Lottery 2010 is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, Coca Cola, Nokia, MTN,the Intel Group,Toyota,Toshiba,Adidas,Dell computers, Mckintosh.And mostly by the South African Government of The world cup 2010 this free lottery draw is held annually. And is also organized to encourage the use of internet and computers. And also to Advertise the South Africa 2010 World Cup world-wide. World cup 2010 South Africa. Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of 691,252 Pound Starlings (Six Hundred and Ninety One Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifty Two Pounds Starlings) only.The following particulars are attached to your lotto Payment order:

Ref: 7458222754
Batch: 905534213/255
Winning no: XB3/701/LNRC
Lucky numbers 2-17-43-47-52
Serial number 6741137002.
Amount; GBP 691,252

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till you claim your prize money.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.Please be warned.To file your claim; please contact our United Kingdom Representative
Lottery Claims Agent With your Winning details/Personal data.To

Mr.Kelvin Smart.
Email;saf2010boxsmart@live.com
Tellphone:+44 7045 761 483

First Name
Middle Name
Last Name
Occupation
Contact Address
Date of Birth
Phone Number
Fax Number
Country
Country of Residence

Good luck and Congratulations once again.

Sincerely,
Mrs.Doylce Makebe
Promotions Manager

Note, All winnings MUST be claimed on or before 14 days from the notification date; otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the UK NATIONAL FREE LOTTERY and South African Football Association (SAFA) Draw Promotion,kindly accept our warmest congratulations.

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