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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 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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims 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 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.
  • cyberlotto_claimsoffice@yahoo.ie (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Brian Hunt" <virtualworldirect@myway.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 13:56:19 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Hello




Dear Winner #12 22 32 33 36 02 06,We are pleased to inform you of the result of Euro Millions Xmas Jackpot Draws, which was held on the FRIDAY 17th of NOVEMBER 2006. Your e-mail address attached to e-ticket number: 1019 34 45 00 (05-09 ), with Prize Number (match 1): [12 22 32 33 36 02 06] drew a prize of $560,000.00(Five Hundred and Sixty United States Dollar) per winner,your email address was randomply selected as one of the lucky winners in the 2nd Category of the Sweepstake.You are therefore entitled to an instant cash pay-out of $560,000.00 by our authorized partner bank.

This sweepstake was conducted by the Lottory draws department of Virtual World Direct Lottery Board. no tickets where sold,all emails where electronically attached to play tick tickets,via our secure Oracle Data Base Systems.Over 200,000 email address as compiled by Microsoft Inc Uk, where entered for the draws,and only 5winners emerged in the week 2 ballot for the month of November.

In order to avoidunnecessary delays with your claim, You are requested to contact the assigned Fiduciary agent(Mr.Jerry Mills) attached to our Uk Clearance office to assist you with the processing of your winnings so as to facilitate the immidiate release of your prize.

For Immidiate verification and authentication of your claims as the sole beneficiary and legal owner of this winning email,contact your claims agent by providing the required validation details below:NAME:ADDRESS:EMAIL:COUNTRY:PHONE NUMBER:AGE:OCCUPATION:

SUBMIT DETAILS TO:

VIRTUAL WORLD DIRECT(UK)

Claims Process Office(Mr.Jerry Mills)

EMAIL:cyberlotto_claimsoffice@yahoo.ie

Congratulations.Yours Faithfully,BRIAN HUNT.Coordinator: Euro Millions.Virtualworlddirect/winningresult



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