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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 about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +34651153299 (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.
  • fidelitysecuinsurance@online.zzn.com

Fraud email example:

From: Raymond Duncan <rayd@online.zzn.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:43:15 +0200
Subject: GRAB THIS OPPORTUNITY.


EURO MILLONES PROMOTIONS PROGRAM
C 2501,MADRID-SPAIN
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/05
Batch: 03/06/MA34
fte:Ndg:-/76800:0909-012-844-426
Email:hiperloteria.com
WINNING:NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the release of today´s 25th March 2006 draw of the EUROMILLONES
PROMOTIONS PROGRAM Lottery :International programs held on the 24th of March 2006 in Spain. your email address attached to Serial:number 5388/02 drew the
lucky Batch:numbers: 3-7-25-26-41-44-47, which subsequently won you the
lottery in the 2nd category .You are therefore been approved to claim a
total sum of 2,000,000.00 Euro(two million Euro) in cash credited to file
KPC/9080118308/05.This is from a total cash prize of Ten Million Euro(10
million Euro), shared amongst the first five (5th) lucky winners in this
category.Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
Madrid:booklet representative office here as indicated in your play
coupon.In view of this, your 2,000,000.00 Euro(two million Euro) would be
released to you by Insurance/finance agent. FIDELITY SECURITY&INSURANACE, S.A.
your agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release
of your funds as soon as you contact them.All participants were selected
randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system/computer
balloting and extracted from over 30 countries. This promotion takes place
annually.and all winning most be claimed not later than 24th of June 2006.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in
whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
FIDELITY SECURITY & INSURANCE, S.A.
Name:Mr.BEN GABRIEL.
Director Prize Claim Department.
TEL:+34-651 15 32 99 -
Email: fidelitysecuinsurance@online.zzn.com
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated
agent.Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Yours Sincerely,
Gladys Gomez
Computer Ballot Lottery Co-Ordinator.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam