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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • goldagencia@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: info drawwin <infodrawwin@web.de>
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:30:49 +0100
Subject: THE Euro Million lottrey award 2007.



THE Euro Million lottrey award 2007.
Pol.Lasao, Area Anardi
155, 28090 Madrid. Spain Branch.

Dear Sir/Madam

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the recent Euro million
lottery draw held on the of 19th March 2007. Your e-mail address
attached to

(¡) Batch. Nº: EULO/2907/444/908/07.
(¡¡) Ticket No: WRNM/SMI/5990
(¡¡¡) Lucky No: 10-23-44-72-80
(iv) Serial No: MUOTI/82536
(v)Ref. Nº: ESM/WIN/008/05/10/MA

which consequently won the draw in the Second category. You have been
approve for the star prize of $ 950,000.00 (Nine Hundred And Fifty
Thousand united state dollars. Only)

If this e mail reach you,please contact the under listed claims officer
for identification/verification and the eventual release of your money.
Gold Trust Agency
Dr,Philip Weeks
Address: Avda .Del Petroleo 222 Polig
Madrid Spain.
E-mail:goldagencia@aim.com

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Best regard,
Mrs. Blanca Fernandez
Lottery coordinator.



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