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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fudiciary" (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.
  • +447045721375 (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.
  • giovanniwinningclaimsdesk@yahoo.it

Fraud email example:

From: Raul Martin <superena02@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <winningclaimsdesk@yahoo.it>
Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 03:58:06 +0100
Subject: CONTACT CLAIMS OFFICER!!!



Società con unico socioDirezione e coordinamento di Tipp24 AGVia Italia, 4620052 Monza (MI)Ref: BTL/491OXI/04Batch: 12/25/0304


Dear Winner,


Your e-mail address has won you total sum of EUR 6,250,000 (SixMillion, two Hundred And Fifty thousand Euros) in cash, inSUPERENALOTTO promotionPLEASE CONTACT YOUR FUDICIARY AGENT/ CLAIMS OFFICER IMMEDIATELY.
Mr. Luigi Giovanniwinningclaimsdesk@yahoo.it( Fudiciary Agent)+44 704 572 1375


Provide Him with the following:


Full Names.........................Sex...........................................Age.........................................Address(including Country)......................Occupation..................................................Tel. ..................................................

Lucky Numbers- 08 27 29 38 64 82 37(bonus no.)Ticket Number- 87377805876Serial Number- 5368/02Grand Draw No: #900


Yours faithfully,Mr. Francesco LinoOnline coordinator for E I PRIMI IN ITALIASweepstakes International Program

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