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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",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)
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.
- +447024091221 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- powerballpro2011@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "POWERBALL LOTTERY PROMOTION." (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:30:13 +0200
Subject: Congratulations You Are a Lucky Winner Of GBP 1,000,000.00 (One Million Great British Pounds Sterlin

POWERBALL LOTTERY PROMOTION 2011.

Ref No: PBL/223/541/UK-011.
Dear Consolation Prize Winner,

CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNER NOTICE

Europe/ America private international e-games organizers and co-sponsors, POWERBALL LOTTO Group, officially bring to your notice of the final draw result of the POWERBALL LOTTO -wheel E-game which was conducted at our international corporate office complex in The UNITED KINGDOM.

Most recently this foundation set up the NEW LOTTERY SCHEME to give out prizes based on COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM. By doing this the foundation seek to encourage the use of Internet for academic and business pursuits. Its major aim is to promote music, theater, art, literature, projects in the social and political arena with a focus on health, as well as science, research, and higher education.

We wish to congratulate and inform you on the selection of your email coupon number which was selected among the 6 lucky consolation prize winners Your email ID identified with coupon No. PBL2348974321 and was selected by our E-games Random Selection System (ERSS) with entries from the 50,000 different email addresses enrolled for the E-game. Your email ID was included among the 50,000 different email addresses submitted by our partner international email provider companies. You have won a consultation cash prize of GBP 1,000,000.00 (One Million Great British Pounds Sterling) only.

The POWERBALL LOTTO Group. BV, have approved a payout of your consolation cash prize which will be remunerated directly to you by the official Payment Agency Board. Our DUE PROCESS UNIT (DPU) will render to you complete assistance and provide additional information and processes for the claims of your consolation prize.

For due processing of your winning claim, please contact the DPU Information Officer, Mr. Jason Ford who has been assigned to assist you, You are to contact him with the following details for the release of your winnings. Please contact me through my mail address and call us with the telephone number below as one of our agents would attend to you.

Claims Requirements:
1.Name in full
2.Home Address:
3.Age:
4.Occupation:
5.Phone Number:
6.Present Country:
7.Sex:
8.Your E-mail id:
Ref No: PBL/223/541/UK-011.

Contact E-mail: POWERBALLPRO2011@hotmail.co.uk
Telephone Number: +447 024 091 221.

Once again congratulations from all our staffs on your consolation prize winning, we hope you will part take our forth coming POWERBALL LOTTO -wheel Email-games.

Regards
Mr. Philip Jefferson.
(Group Coordinator)

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